Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon used Daughter’s Day 2026 to speak about one thing much more severe than the standard celebrations and social media tributes. On September 27, the actor shared a put up in regards to the worry many ladies expertise as they go about their each day lives. As a substitute of posting a celebratory message, she requested folks to think about what it appears like for a daughter to worry for her security on her means house. This comes after a number of instances of rape, harassment, ethical policing, and extra have been reported in the previous couple of weeks within the nation.
Her put up on ladies’s security
Kriti described the on a regular basis precautions ladies usually take to really feel secure. From sharing their dwell location to carrying pepper spray, taking a cab as an alternative of strolling or staying on a name till they attain house, these have develop into routine for a lot of. She wrote, “Think about your daughter calling house to say she feels she is being adopted by a bunch of males. From sharing dwell location to carrying pepper spray to preferring cabs over strolling to staying on name simply to really feel secure—we have normalised making worry her lifestyle.”
She stated Daughter’s Day ought to imply one thing totally different if ladies are nonetheless unable to really feel secure in public areas. She added, “The day a daughter can merely exist in a public area with out calculating the chance of being assaulted—that’s the day we must always have a good time Daughter’s Day.”
She ended her Daughter’s Day message with a line many Indian households will recognise instantly. She concluded, “To each daughter who has referred to as house simply to say ‘I’ve reached.’ Could you someday dwell in a world the place you do not have to. That’s the world our daughters deserve. That’s what we owe them.”
Kriti Sanon’s earlier query
This isn’t the primary time the actor has spoken about the way in which ladies’s security is mentioned. She has beforehand questioned why ladies are repeatedly informed to guard themselves as an alternative of placing extra give attention to stopping males from harassing or assaulting ladies. “How lengthy will we maintain educating ladies how one can defend themselves?” she requested. “Why aren’t we educating males to not harass, to not assault, to not drive?”
Lately, Kriti Sanon responded to trolls and backlash after she was focused for her selection of outfit in a Raksha Bandhan commercial for a jewelry model. She was additionally referred to as out for tying a rakhi to a pet canine within the industrial. The actor took to her Instagram Tales and hit again on the trolls, asking the pertinent query, ‘When will we cease telling ladies what to put on?’
Kriti wrote, “The essence of festivals is just not within the garments you put on, it’s within the feelings and that means you maintain for the traditions. Rakshabandhan is a bond of safety. My sister and I tie rakhi to one another. We all know we are able to defend one another a minimum of a brother would have. We pray for one another’s well being, happiness & lengthy life.”
She added, “And for us, this prayer and promise extends to our canines too! Afterall, they’re household! Additionally, when will we cease telling ladies what to put on?? Ethnic trend has developed through the years, however nonetheless a girl’s respect for her tradition is measured with simply her garments!! Tradition & Traditions are in her coronary heart, not in her neckline!”
Kriti Sanon’s work
Most just lately, Kriti Sanon was seen in Cocktail 2 with Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna. The movie was helmed by Homi Adajania, and the critiques of the movie have been detrimental.