EXCLUSIVE: Pratik Gandhi recalls horrifying incident of getting slapped by a stranger in a local: I was frozen when it happened

Pratik Gandhi rose to fame with Hansal Menta directed Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story in the OTT space. Since then, he has been on a roll and cemented his space as the promising actor in Hindi Cinema. He recently made his debut as a host with Amazon mini TV’s crime anthology series, ‘Crimes Aaj Kal 2’. In an exclusive chat with Bollywood Bubble, Pratik Gandhi recalled the harrowing incident of getting slapped by a stranger once. He also stated how the incident shook him.

Pratik Gandhi on getting slapped by a stranger

During the candid conversation, we asked the actor about a crime in real life he was subjected to and it made him cautious. He revealed, “So I was traveling to my office in Mumbai local train when I was in working in corporate. And among a bunch of regular travelers when I was commuting from Vile Parle to Vashi, something happened and somebody just came and slapped me. I was frozen wondering what just happened. They were around 6 to 7 of them and I got down at the next station and lodged a complaint at police station. They said its hard to find them but we will keep a check.”

He further stated, “They kept checking for 4-5 days. But that completely shook me from within that something like this can happen anytime and anywhere. I didn’t even get the time to think, it happened so sudden that you constantly question yourself like how can you protect yourself from this kind of world. But a lot of things can be learnt from these kinds of experiences.”

During the interview, Pratik Gandhi also shared his experience of working with Taapsee Pannu in Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan. He also spoke about reuniting with Hansal Mehta for Mahatma Gandhi biopic. Watch the full interview here:

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