Aahana Kumra reacts to fan touching her while clicking selfie: ‘They think that they know us…’

Actor Aahana Kumra recently made headlines as a fan inappropriately touched her at an event. The moment was captured on video and it soon went viral.

Now, in an interview with Hindustan Times, Aahana has talked about the incident and said that social media has blurred the lines of personal space between actors and their fans.

‘I agreed for a picture, but I was like, ‘Sorry, you can’t touch me’. It was kind of weird,” said Aahana. She also added, ‘especially when I am obliging you. I can very politely decline a photo but I am never rude to anybody’.

‘The Lipstick Under My Burkha’ actor said, ‘Being public figures who have our lives out in open on social media, people think we are so accessible, as they see us almost everyday. Sometimes the lines get blurred. They think that they know us, but we don’t know them. I feel like there has to be a boundary maintained.’

She further asserted that celebrities need better security so that such incidents don’t happen in future.

‘There should be bouncers to make sure that these kind of people are not there. It’s very important. When we are being called to any of these events or parties, it’s important that our security is also kept in mind. Although this happened a little later at night, I feel like security is still security. There was nobody actually to cordon these people off. I don’t even know who they were. I had no idea this was even posted online,’ Aahana said.

She added, ‘It kind of threw me off. I’ll be very careful now at an event and I will politely decline any photos because if it’s going to be harassment, I might as well stay away from it.’

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