#MeToo: Bollywood actor reveals he was sexually harassed at 21

Mumbai - The Race 3 actor said he was harassed by a man.

As #MeToo movement gains momentum in India, a male Bollywood actor has opened up about sexual harassment he faced at the age of 21.
While expressing his support for the movement, Race 3 actor Saqib Saleem said he was sexually harassed by a man.
"I don't want to take names, but when I started out as an actor - I was only 21 years old - there was a man who tried to assault me. He tried to put his hand in my pants," he was quoted saying by the Hindustan Times.
"When it happened with me, I whacked the guy and I told him to mind his own business, and I left. I was 21, and of course, it scarred me, but I moved on. I'm sure that everyone's different and an incident such as this must affect different people differently."
Reaffirming his support for the women who endured sexual harassment he adds, "I've also faced it. I can empathise with every girl who has been abused. It made me disgusted, so I know what women are going through. Every sexual offender out there should be punished in the severest manner."
Saqib added, "These stories are heartbreaking and sexual offenders are horrible people. But now the government needs to figure out a way. The country is in a position where a Twitter trial is happening. You should definitely call out a person on social media, but there's also a legal system in our country, and we should go to court and take a legal recourse."