'Would Make Me Sit On His Lap': Bade Achhe Lagte Hain's Chahatt Khanna Recalls Being Molested By Elderly Uncle

Television actress Chahatt Khanna, known for her role as Ayesha Sharma in the serial Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, recently recalled a horrifying experience of molestation she faced during her childhood by an elderly uncle in her society. She shared that it was only two years ago that she understood she had been molested, after a similar incident involving her childhood friend made her reflect on her own experience.

Chahatt in an interview with Hauterrfly said that old people have a habit of touching inappropriately. "This happened with me when I was very young. So, this uncle was there in my society. And he used to make me sit on his lap. And I was like, He is a Bengali uncle," she added. Furthermore, the 38-year-old actress revealed that the elderly uncle used to give her chocolates, and at the time, she didn't understand anything, assuming he was simply kind and sweet.

She added, "Two years back, I got to know. I met my childhood friend. She told me about somebody. That girl had filed a case against that uncle for molestation. Then I realised. He used to do the same thing that he used to do with me. And she was a little elder than me. So, she realised what he was doing"

On the work front, Chahatt was last seen in the 2023 film Yaatris.

Yaatris was directed by Harish Vyas, also starring Raghubir Yadav, Seema Pahwa, Anuraag Malhan, and Jamie Lever.