Piyush Mishra: Sexual assault in seventh standard left me disturbed for long time

Actor-singer Piyush Mishra recently released his autobiographical novel ‘Tumhari Auqaat Kya Hai Piyush Mishra’ in which he revealed that he faced sexual assault at the hands of a distant female relative some 50 years ago.

Speaking with the news agency PTI, Mishra reflected on the incident that happened when he was studying in the seventh standard.

He said that the incident left him shocked, and he was surprised at what had happened. He further said that sex is such a healthy thing that your first encounter with it should be good, otherwise, it can scar you for life. He said the sexual assault gave him a complex and it took him a long time, and several partners to come out of it.

Piyush Mishra’s book also traces his journey from the narrow alleys of Gwalior to Delhi’s cultural centre of Mandi House and eventually to Mumbai.

‘I wanted to hide the identity of some people. Some of them are women, and some men who are now well established in the film industry. I did not want to take revenge against anybody, or to hurt anyone,’ Mishra told PTI.

In the book, the noted actor, singer, and composer narrates his life through the autobiographical character of Santap Trivedi, or Hamlet, as he was known in his alma mater, the National School of Drama (NSD).

Piyush Mishra made his mark as an actor, songwriter, singer, and scriptwriter in films such as Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Maqbool’ (2004), Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Gulaal’ (2009) and most notably, ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ in 2012, where he played the narrator.

Mishra has also written, composed, and sung for films like ‘Gulaal’ and ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’.

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