Exclusive: Maanvi Gagroo Reveals A Rickshaw Driver Touched Himself While Driving: “I Was Very Young…”
Maanvi Gagroo shared more incidents of harassment on the show. Read to know about them.
Hundreds of women travel by public transport in India, however, there’s still no guarantee of safety. Maanvi Gagroo, our guest on the latest episode of The Male Feminist hosted by Siddharth Aalambayan recalled a shocking incident of s*xual harassment in a rickshaw. The Four More Shots Please! star revealed that the rickshaw driver started touching himself while driving. Insane, right? Read to know more.
Maanvi Gagroo Talks About S*xual Harassment Incident
Talking about a scarring incident of s*xual harassment, Maanvi Gagroo shared, “I was once in a rickshaw and the driver was j*rking while driving, with one hand on his thing. I couldn’t see but realised when I saw that he was constantly looking at me with a weird expression. Then I saw his hand moving and I was shocked. I was very young that time, I remember I must have been just 15 or 16.”
Maanvi further recalled another incident of harassment in a marketplace. She said, “Mom and I were in a market once and a guy walked by, he pinched me. I could not say anything but my mom understood from my expression and she went to confront the guy.” Maanvi also stated some facts, “At that moment you don’t know what to do, especially the younger you are the more lost you are.”
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The actress highlighted how women are now used to being catcalled or looked at publicly. Maanvi Gagroo said, “It’s only when you go to other places, you realise about safety. Abroad is also not completely safe but relatively safer.”
Maanvi Gagroo also spoke about casting directors, and her career in the film industry among other things. Check out the episode here-
First Published: December 24, 2024 11:15 AM
