Bhumi Pednekar remembers being groped in a crowded place at 14: ‘Any person stored pinching my a*s, I used to be getting paranoid’ | Hindi Film Information

Bhumi Pednekar, who might be subsequent seen enjoying an investigative journalist making an attempt to save lots of ladies from sexual abuse in Bhakshak, just lately opened up a couple of traumatic incident from her teenage years that continues to hang-out her. On the age of 14, Bhumi confronted an unlucky incident the place a stranger inappropriately touched her in a crowded area.
Recounting the distressing episode, Bhumi informed Hauterrfly that she had gone to a good in Bandra together with her household and whereas she was strolling, any person stored pinching her a*s.She seemed again however she could not perceive who did it as a result of it was very crowded.
“Any person tried touching me inappropriately repeatedly, and I used to be getting paranoid. Although I used to be with my household, there additionally was an entire bunch of youngsters from my constructing as nicely. However I didn’t say something at the moment as a result of I used to be thrown off by what had occurred,” she said.
Talking concerning the lasting affect of such incidents, Bhumi mentioned that she nonetheless remembers how the poking and the pinching felt. “It’s like your physique remembers… these are traumas that you would be able to’t recover from,” she mentioned.

Bhumi additional revealed that her pals have additionally gone by means of such horrifying incidents. She recalled that an autorickshaw driver in Juhu had flashed his non-public components to her pals proper outdoors their faculty space.

“We used to stroll again residence throughout that point. He would ‘do his enterprise’ (in entrance of us). It is a illness. How do you attain that stage of such heightened emotion that you just suppose that is regular? A variety of it comes from training. (When dealing with such incidents) At that second, you might be so paralysed and traumatised, you simply don’t know what to do… You’re feeling so violated,” the actress shared.

That includes Bhumi Pednekar, who affords a glimpse of her highly effective efficiency as Vaishali Singh, a decided journalist on a mission to reveal a heinous crime, Bhakshak, impressed by true occasions, guarantees to captivate audiences with a story of bravery and the hunt for justice. Directed by Pulkit and produced by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma, Bhakshak includes a highly effective ensemble together with Sanjay Mishra, Aditya Srivastava and Sai Tamhankar, together with Bhumi Pednekar.