Woman, are you safe?

Women's safety is a major topic of concern! In today's ultra modern age where women's liberation is the talk of the town, we see contrary headlines literally everyday. Bipasha Basu made headlines with rumours saying that she was molested by the organizers of the event for which she was in New Jersey, U.S.A. Though the reports which said that she was molested came forth to be false, the actual reason for the hoo-ha was the actor being disrespected by them.

Riya V Anandwala quizzes our telly stars who are regular frequents for these stage shows and asks them whether they find it safe enough and have they ever faced a problem of this sort?

Juhi Parmar

When I am offered a stage show out of town, my first step is to check which artists are coming along. It's better to travel with known people to be on the safer side. These tragedies happen with woman and not with public figures; people think that we are the weaker sex and are easy targets. The mindsets need to undergo a major change. Another thing would be the image they relate a woman too. The sexy image of an actor is often viewed as that in the real life too!

Neha Bamb

No profession is safe! When you go for an interview, if a man is interviewing a woman he first looks at her physical appearance and then vital statistics. In India, getting out of the house is not safe for a woman. So I blame it on her luck. Coming to the fact that we are the public figures, many fantasize about us. And when they see us in front of us, they disconnect with the reality. Still women are not getting their due respect.

Kirti Gaikwad

Women are quite safe! Talking about the stage shows, I think one must know whom you are going with and must be very careful. Eve teasing and molestation happen on an everyday basis, only because we are public figures you get to know about this. Women are being respected; I don't agree that they are being ill-treated. Yes of course there are a couple of morons here and there, but they have to be ignored.

Rajeshwari Sachdev

Women are unsafe everywhere, why talk about only stage shows? When you are in an area which is not yours you need to be even the more cautious, and have security right by your side. It's not about being a public figure but it's about being a woman. They are as safe and unsafe as the other women are.

Sangeeta Ghosh

I was abroad hosting a show, but nothing happened with me. It is all about luck. And such incidents happen everyday, so this case in particular is nothing new. It is hyped only because we are public figures. This happens with a woman, certainly a man's ego is satisfied when he touches a public figure and he is on a high. It is nothing new, happens with every woman whether in trains, buses or stage shows.