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Gargi Sharma traumatised at the prospect of playing a rape victim
"I just cannot see myself being able to live through this" declared a visibly disturbed Gargi Sharma having shot for a scene on the sets of her show Hitler Didi. The actress who plays the role of Mandira, the spoilt, bratty sister of the central character Indira (played by Rati Pandey) is to step into the shoes of a rape victim as her character is raped by a man she trusts. While she has had no trouble playing the rebellious brat, you can clearly see just how much the new development in the show's track disturbs her. Sources from the set reveal that Gargi has withdrawn into a shell. She goes quiet and refuses to talk to anyone while she slips into character. Ever since the current rape track has begun, she has not been her talkative, chirpy self.
Gargi said, "I think that a lot of people tend to underplay the trauma that a rape victim goes through simply because it's just something you assume happens only to other people. Whether it is someone you know or not, the impact of having your personal, private space invaded and your basic dignity stripped leaves you shaken and scarred for life. Life can never be the same after someone forces themselves on to you so viciously. Rape is never just physical, it damages you emotionally forever. I wonder what appeal any man would find in forcing themselves on a woman. What could drive a man to such an extent as to abuse a woman and leave her broken on the inside? I have been researching old rape cases to get into the mindset of a rape victim and the things that I have read leave me feeling disgusted with the world that we live in. There are so many women who are left pregnant in the aftermath and I honestly can't imagine having to live your entire life with a reminder of that painful incident. I must say that I have high levels of respect and admiration for such women who have the will and strength to survive the trauma and move on" Said Gargi while talking about the plight that her character finds herself in on the show.
Actor Rati Pandey said, "I can well imagine why Gargi is so overwhelmed on the sets these days. Imagine how hard it must be for a rape victim if the mere thought of playing one can send an actor into depression. What irks me even more is the vast majority of rape cases that go completely unregistered, simply because of the victim's own families hushing down all talks about the crime for the fear of social stigma. We, as actors, feel very strongly about the subject and I am very glad that my character Indira will be sanding up in strong support of her sister and striving hard for justice. I hope this sends out a strong positive message to particularly the women of India who I would like to see standing up for them as we go along."
"I just cannot see myself being able to live through this" declared a visibly disturbed Gargi Sharma having shot for a scene on the sets of her show Hitler Didi. The actress who plays the role of Mandira, the spoilt, bratty sister of the central character Indira (played by Rati Pandey) is to step into the shoes of a rape victim as her character is raped by a man she trusts. While she has had no trouble playing the rebellious brat, you can clearly see just how much the new development in the show's track disturbs her. Sources from the set reveal that Gargi has withdrawn into a shell. She goes quiet and refuses to talk to anyone while she slips into character. Ever since the current rape track has begun, she has not been her talkative, chirpy self.
Gargi said, "I think that a lot of people tend to underplay the trauma that a rape victim goes through simply because it's just something you assume happens only to other people. Whether it is someone you know or not, the impact of having your personal, private space invaded and your basic dignity stripped leaves you shaken and scarred for life. Life can never be the same after someone forces themselves on to you so viciously. Rape is never just physical, it damages you emotionally forever. I wonder what appeal any man would find in forcing themselves on a woman. What could drive a man to such an extent as to abuse a woman and leave her broken on the inside? I have been researching old rape cases to get into the mindset of a rape victim and the things that I have read leave me feeling disgusted with the world that we live in. There are so many women who are left pregnant in the aftermath and I honestly can't imagine having to live your entire life with a reminder of that painful incident. I must say that I have high levels of respect and admiration for such women who have the will and strength to survive the trauma and move on" Said Gargi while talking about the plight that her character finds herself in on the show.
Actor Rati Pandey said, "I can well imagine why Gargi is so overwhelmed on the sets these days. Imagine how hard it must be for a rape victim if the mere thought of playing one can send an actor into depression. What irks me even more is the vast majority of rape cases that go completely unregistered, simply because of the victim's own families hushing down all talks about the crime for the fear of social stigma. We, as actors, feel very strongly about the subject and I am very glad that my character Indira will be sanding up in strong support of her sister and striving hard for justice. I hope this sends out a strong positive message to particularly the women of India who I would like to see standing up for them as we go along."
Kumkum Bhagya
