Mumbai: Ayesha Khan, who danced to Shararat in Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar last year, opened up about her struggles with body shaming. She also talked about being sexualized for her body online and receiving rape threats on a daily basis.
Speaking at the We The Women event, Ayesha revealed she had lost an opportunity for being ‘fat’. When asked if she was ever pressured into appearing a certain way or looking a specific manner, Ayesha shared that it took her a long time to be as confident as she is today. She went on to admit that her life online was quite difficult due to people who constantly sexualize her.
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“I am almost every day sexualised for my body on Instagram. I wear a normal top; people have a problem, I wear skirts, people have a problem. I have to think before posting. If I have to think before wearing something or wanting to post something, just because someone else is going to sexualise me, it’s, of course, a very sad space to be in. I don’t know, there’s a very thin line I keep struggling, sometimes I think I’ll post whatever I want, but other times I am not in the mood to see any comments telling me whatever they would have done to me if they had a chance,” said the actress.
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She added, “Because you are a potential rapist if you had the strength or you could do what you are saying, you would do it. So it’s very scary that these are actual human beings around us. These are not just comments. I have had rape threats every day. I so wish something strict could be done about it. There are days when it triggers my wounds, scares me that if I were not this famous or powerful like I am today, it could have happened.”
Ayesha started off her career as a junior artist. She gained significant fame after being featured in Bigg Boss 17.