Exclusive: Anjali Anand Opens Up About Childhood Trauma: “My Dance Teacher Gave A Peck On The Lips…”
In an exclusive interview, Anjali Anand shared a painful and traumatising part of her childhood.
Life can be tough, and it’s true that almost everyone goes through traumatising times. These experiences can really shape how we see ourselves and the world. Take actor Anjali Anand, for example. In an exclusive interview with Hauterrfly’s The Male Feminist, hosted by Siddhaarth Aalambayan, she bravely shared a painful part of her childhood where someone she trusted hurt her.
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Anjali Anand Shares Painful Childhood Memory
Anjali Anand stated, “In childhood we have our traumas which happened then and I completely get it. Every second person I know has been through something in their childhood that has shaped the way they think about themselves more than anything else, more than the world, the way they think about themselves, and the way they operate in life. When you grow older and this still happens to you, you just get trapped in that mess. I can completely relate, but I also feel there is a way to get out of it.”
To which the host asked her if it was somebody close to family. Anjali Anand said, “No. It was someone who made me family, and it was a dance teacher, actually. I have never said it on screen before. But today I think in the morning I thought if you ask me something I will tell you. I have not ever said who it was or what happened. He tried a lot, but alone. I didn’t know what he was trying to do. I was eight just after my dad passed away.
He told me that I am your dad. And I believed him because I didn’t know. And then he started very slowly. He started with a peck here and peck on the lips, and then he said this is what dads do. And I feel like this is the first time talking about it, and I think it’s high time. I see these documentaries where these girls don’t know where to go or what to do. How do I tell someone? What do I tell someone? What will they think of me? I don’t even know what a father-daughter relationship is. He told me this is what it is.
Furthermore, she also stated, “He wouldn’t let me wear many years. He wouldn’t let me keep my hair open. He wouldn’t let me wear women’s clothes. He would make me wear his old t-shirts so that I don’t look appealing to other men. And then when my sister got married and my dad’s best friend’s son came for her wedding and stuff, he had a crush on me, and he started talking to me.
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That’s when I was like, This feels normal. I feel something for this. What is this? That’s happening. It’s wrong. And I just felt stuck. He used to keep a tab. He used to know what messages I’m sending. He used to have them printed. So he caught me once with this guy. He used to keep the tuitions also in his place so that I don’t go anywhere. He used to call the teachers there. He used to be outside my school to pick me up. And everybody was like, Why is he always there? Nobody tried to even see why.
I thanked this first boyfriend of mine. I dated him for two years. I thanked him, and I told him after we broke up many years later because I didn’t have the strength to tell anybody that I was going through that. And I told him much later, I took him for a walk, and I said thank you for saving me. You actually saved me at that time.”
First Published: April 02, 2025 7:43 PM
