Bollywood actresses and their obsessive fans

Shruti Haasan had to recently lodge a police complaint against a fanturnedstalker In BTown one doesnrsquot always have to be as famous as the Khans or the Kapoors to experience that Even the young actresses encounter hyper admirers in their daytoday outing HitList spoke to few of them to know more Amrita Rao Last film Singh Saab the Great Quote unquote ldquoI donrsquot remember being stalked harmfully except for this one fan from Nashik who came and stood outside my house for days He also managed to get my landline number somehow and had vowed not to leave Mumbai until he gifted me this guitar he apparently bought from his pocket money Tired of the situation my dad picked up his call and got a meeting arranged Luckily when his wish was fulfilled he left Being stalked in todayrsquos world with the technology seems like a scary thoughtrdquo Mugdha Godse Last film Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Quote unquote ldquoI39ve had quite a few incidents but the weirdest amongst it all was this one guy who knew all the important dates and days in my life and would somehow manage to reach me with the most expensive of gifts wherever I was Initially I was surprised but later it got quite awkward because I wouldn39t like to accept something from a total stranger and to add to it how did he ever get to know my whereabouts was scary It got a little jittery when he started to profess his love for me and was hell bent I accept it Eventually I had to seek some help to put an end to it Incidents like that freak you outrdquo Aditi Rao Hydari Last film Boss Quote unquote ldquoI havenrsquot faced any lsquomemorablersquo fan facetoface yet Besides I have a very protective family and that may be the reason why I havenrsquot faced weird fanrelated situations But Irsquove come across quite a bunch on networking sites Some of them can get utterly rude just to grab your attention and response But then it happens as social media allows one the platform to be anonymous and post whatever they like I tend to ignore untoward comments so itrsquos not much of a bother to me Most fans are extremely sweet whether you meet them in person or on Internetrdquo Prachi Desai Last film Policegiri Quote unquote ldquoWhile shooting a song in Jaipur for Bol Bachchan I had a scary moment During the lunch break a young college student tried to grab my hand and hand me something As usual the security got into action and separated him from me but he somehow managed to throw the giftwrapped box at me Later it turned out to be a pen drive filled with poems he wrote for me and pictures he had clicked of me at public events It was touching to see his effort So I can say that majority of the fans are just harmless and want you to acknowledge their affection for yourdquo Richa Chadda Last film RamLeela Quote unquote ldquoFor better or for worse I havenrsquot met any hyper fan yet Nor has anyone stalked me at least as far as I know I like to believe that this behaviour from fans has something to do with the roles Irsquove done so far Fans adore or idolise you for what you are on the big screen After all itrsquos about the image yoursquove created as an actress in public memory that results in them perceiving you and then later pursuing you if it comes to that Going by the characters Irsquove played so far in films Irsquove been part of I think it works in my favour that nobody has followed me on sets or done something bizarre for me yet laughsrdquo Taapsee Pannu Last film Chashme Baddoor Quote unquote ldquoOnce in Hyderabad this fan of mine came to our building and was trying to barge in He thought I was in my room when I wasnrsquot Two days later when I came back he was still there waiting with a bouquet of flowers and sweets from the South Indian village he belonged to He was literally shivering when he saw me On top of that he neither spoke Hindi nor English It was a humbling event for me and it didnrsquot happen That incident taught me how fans love you way too much at times and you have to decide for yourself where you want to draw the line so that nobodyrsquos life is disruptedrdquo u00a0