A conversation on a flight has sparked an online debate about women’s safety, education and how society responds to uncomfortable questions. Actor Aanchal Munjal recently shared an exchange with a foreign co-passenger who questioned whether she would be safe travelling to Delhi. Her account has since attracted trolling on social media, shifting attention from the conversation itself to the reaction it received.

What did the passenger tell Aanchal Munjal?

In an Instagram reel, Aanchal Munjal recounted travelling to Delhi for work when the man sitting beside her asked, “Will you be safe?” According to her Instagram account, he also brought up protests over education and crimes against women. Recalling how a friend had once introduced Delhi to him as “Dil walon ki Dilli”, he reportedly questioned whether the city still lived up to that expectation.