Thought of defecating in isolated area scary: Bhumi Pednekar

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Bhumi Pednekar’s character in the critically acclaimed film “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” was against the idea of open defecation and so is the actress in real life. She says it scares her to even think about putting up her clothes and sitting in the middle of nowhere and defecating. According to Bhumi, women are the worst sufferers of India’s sanitation crisis.

“I don’t know the exact figure, but there are reports which show that in the areas where there is an absence of sanitary facilities, women often have to wait until dark to go to the toilet or to go to some isolated area for defecation due to which incidents of rape and molestation have been witnessed,” Bhumi told.

“I can’t ever imagine putting up my clothes and sitting in the middle of nowhere and defecating. It scares me that by doing this, my life could be in danger as anything can happen. But there are women who have been doing this for a long time. Just imagine the risk that they are taking, it is shocking,” she added. The “Shubh Mangal Saavdhan” actress is also against the concept of chargeable public toilets.