Mumbai: Being a celebrity comes with both its perks and pitfalls. Among the many challenges of stardom are the occasional embarrassing public incidents. Recently, Bollywood actress-politician Kangana Ranaut experienced one such moment when she was reportedly slapped by CISF personnel Kulwinder Kaur at Chandigarh airport.
A post shared by The Siasat Daily (@siasatdaily) However, Kangana is not the first Bollywood star to face such an ordeal. Here are 9 other instances where actors were publicly slapped, sparking controversy and media frenzy. Salman Khan was allegedly slapped by the daughter of a Delhi businessman who gatecrashed his private party.
She also abused actress Sushmita Sen and Salman’s youngest sibling, Sohail. Despite the commotion, Salman remained calm and asked his bodyguards to escort her out. During the live shoot for the finale of India’s Raw Star, Gauahar Khan was slapped by an audience member.
The man believed Gauahar was jeopardizing his religious beliefs by wearing a short dress. In 2011, Aditya Narayan was slapped by a girl at a pub in a five-star hotel. Intoxicated and accompanied by friends and his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Shweta Agarwal, Aditya allegedly made a snide comment and kept falling over the girl.
Feeling increasingly uncomfortable, she eventually slapped him. Actress Mallika Sherawat faced a violent attack outside her Paris apartment block, where three masked intruders used tear gas, beat, and robbed her. She was with her boyfriend, Fre.
