Fatima Sana Shaikh on Facing Harassment: 'You Only Have to Be a Girl for It…'

Actor Fatima Sana Shaikh shared two disturbing real-world experiences of facing harassment.In the first case, a man touched her inappropriately, and when she hit back, he struck her so hard she fell—a moment that taught her the need to stay vigilant.In another incident, Fatima was horned at and followed by a tempo driver while riding her bicycle in Mumbai. Fatima’s candid account serves as a painful reminder: women face harassment just for being women.