Actress Anita Hassanandani is well-known in the entertainment sector. The actress, who recently returned to television after becoming a mother, recalled a terrifying episode from her childhood. She claimed that one rickshaw driver made obscene gestures and harassed her and her pals while they were in school.
In an interaction with Hauterrfly, Anita Hassanandani said “When we were in school, my mom used to give us 10 rupees ki jaate time rickshaw se jao and come back home by walking, so we used to save that money by having samosa or something in the canteen, toh hum walking aate the na, toh there used to be a rickshaw guy and he used to be there all the time, and whenever he saw some girls he used to open his pants and start touching himself and look at us.”
She went on to say that they changed their path since they were terrified of the man. Even after that, they would be worried if she spotted a rickshaw because they were afraid the rickshaw puller would pursue them.
She also described another incident in which a tailor improperly grabbed her while collecting measurements for her clothing. The tailor was more than sixty years old.
In terms of her professional career, the actress most recently appeared in the television show Hum Rahein Na Rahein Hum. She has just returned to television screens as Devika Mittal, a formidable adversary in Suman Indori. The actress rose to prominence following her participation in the drama Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, when she featured alongside Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Patel.