Avneet Kaur Recalls Being Inappropriately Touched At Age 8: "I Told My Mother..."

Social media influencer and actor Avneet Kaur opened up on the times she was made to feel uncomfortable in her skin as a child star. She mentioned that she was well prepared for such things.

"I Was Well Prepared For Such Things..."

Speaking with Hauterrfly, Avneet recalled how someone touched her inappropriately at a dance rehearsal when she was only 8. This led to a conversation about good touch and bad touch with her mother. "Once, during dance rehearsals, there was a spot or someone who touched here and there… at the time, I told my mother about this… then my mom told me that beta, this is bad touch, this is good touch and whatever. You have to understand that this happens. I am telling you this from back when I was eight years old. And since then, I was well prepared for such things," recalled Avneet.

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"I Was Very Scared..."

Kaur said that she also learned to deal with harsh criticism and feedback at an early age too, after being berated by a director when she was still a kid. She said, "There was this one incident from the time when I was struggling, and it really scared me. I was just starting out, and this director gave me a very heavy monologue with heavy words, which I had to say. Now, I was very scared, because I was 11 or 12, and I fumbled 2-3 times, which is when he switched on his mic and started speaking harshly. He said that I wasn't capable of doing anything and that I would never succeed in this industry. He even abused me verbally. I was very confused because my parents were not allowed on set. I went to my parents and told them everything and my self-confidence broke as an actor."

Avneet Kaur began her career at the age of 8 with the reality show, Dance India Dance Li'l Masters. She made her debut as an actor in 2012 with Meri Maa and went on to appear in a number of TV shows. Her film debut came in 2014 with Mardaani. With the 2023 film Tiku Weds Sheru, Avneet graduated to doing lead roles.