Fatima Sana Shaikh opens up about getting punched after she slapped man for touching her

The Dangal actress Fatima Sana Shaikh not long ago divulged about her family and unveiled that they are her biggest support system. Talking about her father, in an interview, the actress said that he is a 'strong person and a strong support system'.

Talking about his support, Fatima called to mind an incident when her father chased a man after he punched her. The incident happened when the actor was on her way back home from the gym. Fatima said she noticed a man staring at her and confronted him.

The actress told the leading daily. The duo got into a war of words before he touched her face.

"Main raste mein jaa rahi thi gym ke baad. Ek ladka aaya aur wo ghoor raha tha. Toh maine bola, 'Kya ghoor raha hai?' (He said) 'Ghoorunga, meri marzi.' Maine kaha 'Maar khaana hai?' (He said) 'Maar'. (I was on my way back from the gym when I noticed a man starring at me. I confronted him and asked why he was staring. He said 'it is my wish'. I asked him if he wanted a slap. He replied, 'slap me'.

"I slapped him, he punched me. I blacked out. Of course, I called my father first and told him what had happened. He came with two-three other men. You know how fathers are. That man ran into a street. My father, my brother, and their friends went all, 'kaun tha jo meri beti ko haath lagaya? (Who touched my daughter)'" she said.

Fatima Sana Shaikh was a child actor before she took a break from the movie industry and came back with Dangal. Last year, while talking about her early days in the industry, Fatima stated that she had been subjected to casting couch as well.

"Of course, I have faced the casting couch. I have been in situations where I have been told that the only way I get the job is by having sex. There are several times people have taken away work from me. There have also been times where I knew I was doing a film and I was replaced because of someone's reference," she told Pinkvilla.

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