Titled "Burned But Breathing", the performance is not designed to shock but to make people pause and reflect.
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Actress Shikha Malhotra pays tribute to acid attack survivors through 'Burned But Breathing'
Shikha Malhotra did a special photo shoot on International Torture Victims Support Day
Mumbai ,27th Jun 2025: “They tried to erase her. She became art. She didn’t just survive acid, she redefined beauty.” These are not just words. They are the voice of survival, spoken through the deeply moving expression of actress and COVID frontline nurse Shikha Malhotra.
On June 26, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Shikha presented a striking visual art performance dedicated to acid attack survivors, women whose pain is often ignored, and whose scars carry stories the world rarely dares to hear.
Titled "Burned But Breathing", the performance is not designed to shock but to make people pause and reflect. It doesn’t scream for attention. Instead, it gently asks society to look again, and to see beauty where it once saw only damage.
Shikha Malhotra is a trained nurse who voluntarily served at government hospitals in Mumbai during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as she continued her work in films like Fan and Kaanchli. This new performance is personal, emotional, and a clear reflection of her commitment to meaningful storytelling. It speaks through silence, through art that touches and stays.
The video was released on her Instagram account on June 26 and has already begun to resonate widely. It is sparking conversations about acid violence, but also about how we see scars, women, and strength.
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