Notable actress, Maninee De recalls the tough time she went through as a child, when she became a victim of sexual abuse.
Maninee De is one of the most renowned faces of Hindi cinema, who has also contributed exceptionally to the television industry. She began her career with modelling and was a part of the Miss India pageant in 1994. Thereafter, she gained household recognition with her stint in daily soaps like Ssshhhh...Koi Hai, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi, Shaka Laka Boom Boom, Remix, Diya Aur Baati Hum among many others. Moreover, she also became a regular face on the silver screen, with her roles in films like Krrish, Fashion, Student Of The Year and more.
In a recent interaction with Siddharth Kannan, Maninee De opened up about certain unheard anecdotes from her life. The actress walked down the memory lane and revealed the traumatic phase she endured as a child of mere seven years, when she faced sexual abuse. Maninee termed it as a dark phase, and remarked that she was left alone to fight her own demons. Adding how she let her parents know about the incident much later, she said:
“I went through abuse as a kid. So vo thoda sa ek dark phase tha meri life ka. Mai apne hi demons ke saath fight kar rahi thi. Baad me bataya maine. Kaafi saal baad.”
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Moving forward in the conversation, Maninee stated that it was a very tough journey to cope up post being abused, and not a small wound which was healed in a stipulated time. She expressed how as a result of that episode, she became a therapist later on in life, so that she could help others, especially children, who might have faced such a peril. In her words:
“Bahut mushkil tha. I am not going to deny. And I am not going to make it lighter by saying nahi, nahi. It is like a wound. Bahut healing process se guzri hu mai. Lekin kahi na kahi vo ek jo wound hota hai na usko bada waqt lagta hai bharne mein. And that is the reason I became a therapist ki jo mere saath hua vo kisi aur ke saath na ho aur agar unfortunately ho toh I should be there to heal that child.”
Speaking along the same lines, Maninee recalled how her parents had reacted to such a news, when she told them about it later on. The diva revealed that they just blankly stared at her in disbelieve, since they thought it might be a child’s wild imagination. Maninee shared that her parents initially thought that she made up the whole tale just for the sake of seeking attention.
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In the concluding segment of the interview, Maninee De revealed that her abuser was one of her close relatives. Furthermore, she revealed how the person quite recently asked for forgiveness from her, realising his mistake. Expressing her reaction on the same, she said:
“In fact, strangely, he called to apologise to me abhi 5-6 saal pehle. And he was like, I am really sorry. I was numb absolutely. And the only thing I said was what's done is done. I just pray to the lord…He is in a pretty bad physical condition, completely paralysed I hear. So, there is karma in this world.”
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