‘Humiliated and Traumatised’: Mouni Roy on Shocking Harassment by Elderly Men During Karnal Event

Mouni Roy has spoken out about a deeply disturbing incident she experienced during a recent event in Karnal, where she was subjected to harassment by members of the audience, including elderly men. The actress took to her Instagram stories to recount the incident and revealed that as she walked towards the stage, several male family members placed their hands on her waist under the guise of taking photographs.

She wrote, “Had an event in Karnal last and I’m disgusted with the behaviour of the guests, specially two uncles who are well aged to be grandparents. As the event started and I walked towards the stage, uncles and family members (all men) put their hands on my waist to click pictures.

When she objected and asked them to remove their hands, she was met with hostility. “Didn’t like it when I said ‘sir pl remove your hand’,” she added. Mouni said the situation escalated once she reached the stage. Two men stood close to the front, passing lewd comments, making obscene gestures and resorting to name-calling. “Mid-performance, I walked towards the stage exit but immediately came back to finish my performance. They didn’t stop even after that and no family or organisers moved them from up front,” she shared.

Recalling the incident on stage, she wrote, “On stage is even a better story. Two uncles stood right in front making lewd remarks, showing me lewd hand gestures, name-calling. I realised that and first politely gestured to them not to do it, to which they started throwing roses at me.”

Overwhelmed, the actress briefly walked towards the stage exit but composed herself and returned to complete her performance. However, the harassment did not stop. “If someone like me has to go through this, I can only imagine what new girls starting to work and do shows must be. I’m humiliated, traumatised and want the authorities to take action for this intolerable behaviour,” she concluded.