Be careful who you idolize: Domestic Violence in Bollywood

The very gentle and affable Rati Agnihotri isn't the only woman to Walk Into Closed Doors' (if one may refer to Roddy Doyle's memorable novel on domestic violence). Bollywood marriages and live-in relationships are dotted with examples of violence.

Years ago, Ranveer Shorey had used his first on Pooja Bhatt. Boldly she had gone public with her wounds and she rightly booted the guy out of her life. Others like Rati Agnihotri bear the brunt and humiliation of concealed pain for years before exploding.

A friend of the gentle actress reveals, "Rati has tremendous will power. She must have been really pushed to the wall to have reacted."

Rati's friend feels another star-wife, herself an accomplished actress, who has borne with her violent husband's fist-happy ways for decades should also go public.

But then, that is not easy to do specially when you have the children future to consider. TV actresses Shweta Tiwary bore with her then-husband Raja Choudhary's abusive drunken ways for their daughter's sake. She finally walked out with daughter and dignity.

A yesteryear's superstar's wife thought she underwent an overnight fairytale marriage with the most eligible man in the country. She was soon disabused when showed showered with the eligible superstar's inebriated abuse. She soon found herself in the vortex of unmentionable brutality. She wisely bundled her two kids out of her husband's domestic hell and built a new life for herself.

A renowned TV actress married to a well-known TV actor walked out of an abusive 2-year marriage and married a successful film producers. They've now been married for many years and have beautiful kids.

A violent and abusive producer's son who was lately visible on a popular reality show has been known to physically abuse every girlfriend he has been with. Yet he was recently seen in a relationship with the daughter of a very distinguished film family. Not surprisingly the relationship went bust within months.

A superstar who loves to show the world his human' side has had open spats with his girlfriend. One of them, a superstar in her own right, punched her so hard she had two black eyes for the worked to see and was was pushed so hard she broke her arm. Yet this superstar is regarded by fanzines as a hot eligible' bachelor.

An accomplished TV and film actress who left her abusive husband says, "It's very important for celebrities to not endure abusive relationships. Whether it is Kim Kadarshan abroad or Ratiji here, they've an image to uphold. They need to tell their fans, We have zero tolerance for physical abuse'. They need to set the right example. Otherwise we'll continue to have gruesome crimes against women.
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---Can you guess who these stories belong to? One story (about the superstar as a hot eligible bachelor) definitely stands out. No matter how talented the actor or how big of a star he is - I have no respect for anyone who is physically abusive and will never advocate their work!!!