Aamir Khan's daughter reveals she was sexually abused at the age of 14
- IndiaGlitz, [Monday,November 02 2020]
Bollywood star Aamir Khan's daughter, Ira Khan, recently opened up about her battle with depression. In another video, Ira has talked about her privileged upbringing, and how despite that, she was diagnosed with clinical depression.
In a 10-minute long video she posted on Instagram, Ira mentioned that she was sexually abused when she was 14. She also talked about her parents' divorce and how it was not something that traumatized her. When I was 14, I was sexually harassed. That was slightly an odd situation as I didn't know what that person was doing and if they knew what they were doing. It wasn't happening every day. So it took me a year to be sure that they knew what they are doing and that is what they are doing. Immediately I wrote my parents an email and got myself out of the situation. Once I was out of the situation, I didn't feel bad anymore. I wasn't scared. I felt like this is not happening to me anymore and it's over. And I moved on. It was not something that has scarred me for life and something that could make me feel bad, Ira Khan said.
Talking about the privileges she has had growing up, being Aamir Khan's daughter, Ira added that she thought she had to deal with her problems on her own. I never spoke to anyone about anything because I assumed that my privilege meant I should handle my stuff on my own, or if there was something bigger, it would make people need a better answer than I don't know. It made me feel like I needed a better answer and until I had that answer, my feelings weren't something I should bother anyone else with. No problem was big enough to ponder too long about. What would anyone do? I had everything. What would anyone say? I had said it all, she said.
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