Malayalam actress Bhavana opens up on the 2017 sexual assault case; says, ‘It’s not every day that I feel empowered and ready to fight’ – FilmyVoice
In 2017, everybody was shocked when the information of the kidnapping and sexual assault of the Malayalam actress emerged. Later, issues obtained murkier when the names of Pulsar Suni got here to the entrance, and he was linked to Malayalam star Dileep. After a protracted investigation, Dileep was arrested and later launched on bail. The actress, Bhavana, by no means spoke about the entire incident in public, and the way it affected her life. The entire incident was filmed to blackmail her. In her newest interview with Barkha Dutt, Bhavana has spoken concerning the assault and the way she made the journey from a sufferer to a survivor.
Bhavana stated the entire incident modified her life in a single day. She stated she was always searching for solutions or somebody whom she may maintain accountable for what occurred. She stored on questioning why did folks make her a goal. Actually, there have been rumours that Bhavana informed Manju Warrier about Dileep’s alleged relationship with Kavya Madhavan, which led to the incident. She stated the trial started in 2020 when she was interrogated in courtroom for 15 days. Bhavana informed Barkha Dutt, “When my trial started, I needed to go to courtroom for 15 days. It was a special, dramatic expertise altogether. On the fifteenth day of the trial, I got here out of the courtroom feeling like a survivor.” She says by the top of the trial, she felt like a survivor, and never a sufferer. She informed Barkha Dutt, “I’m not simply standing up for myself, but in addition for the dignity of all the ladies who come after me. That was the time my thoughts satisfied me that I’m a survivor, not a sufferer.” The actress additionally spoke concerning the traditional victim-shaming that follows such incidents. It appears many blamed her for travelling so late within the night time, and a few even stated the entire incident was faux, and orchestrated by her.
Bhavana says such feedback left her devastated. She informed Barkha Dutt, “Whereas I used to be making an attempt to select up the items, making an attempt to face up and face life once more, these sorts of issues stored pulling me down. It was hurting and painful.” She reveals that it grew to become arduous for her to work within the Malayalam movie trade. She has stated that individuals like Aashiq Abu, Prithviraj, Jayasurya and others supplied her help. She says she was not in the appropriate way of thinking to work in the identical trade and fake like nothing occurred.
She stated that emotionally issues had been nonetheless powerful and she or he wished to surrender at instances. Bhavana stated, “It makes me very offended and really unhappy. It is not on daily basis that I really feel empowered and able to battle. I wished to surrender a number of instances.”
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