Sonam Kapoor reveals she was molested at 14

Actress Sonam Kapoor, who’s championed a lot many causes, has spoken up on her traumatising childhood ordeal. In a chat show with Rajeev Masand, alongside her contemporaries Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Vidya Balan and Radhika Apte, whilst discussing prevalent child sexual abuse, the actress revealed one of her own unfortunate experiences.

“I was going to watch a Raveena Tandon-Akshay Kumar film to Gaeity theatre. I was with my girl friends; we were 14. We had gone outside to get samosas and I was last while coming back, being the tallest. “And, a man came from behind and held my breasts. I started shaking and shivering, not knowing what was going on. I was crying but I sat and finished the film. I just felt I had done something wrong. I didn’t talk about it for a good two years. I know a lot many people who’ve gone through stuff like these,” she said.

Outspoken and unabashed, always known for her unfiltered candour, the actress deserves kudos for speaking about an issue as grave as this, despite of being a celebrity, constantly in the limelight.

The actress, who’s delivered a career best performance in Neerja, is expected to be one of the major contenders to sweep a lot many awards this season.