She was, is, and will always be the most beautiful woman in the universe. And the universe did agree in 1994 when Sushmita Sen was crowned as Miss Universe. She wasn’t sure that she’d win and it was her mother who forced her to go ahead, put on her best face, best foot forward at the pageants, and needless to say, the rest is history. She then stepped onto showbiz and with films like Biwi No.1, Main Hoon Na, and recently Arya, Sushmita proved that she’s a phenomenal actress too.
But apart from all of it, the one thing that Sushmita is brilliant at is her no-nonsense attitude. Whether it’s on set or her approach in life, Sush calls spade a spade. In an old interview from 2018, Sushmita spoke about the importance for every woman in India learning self-defense.
Speaking about the same, Sushmita also elaborated about an incident with a young boy, when he misbehaved with her. In the viral video, Sushmita went on to share details of what had happened and how she reacted to it.
She said, “Six months ago at an award function, a fifteen-year-old boy misbehaved with me as he thought I wouldn’t realise because of the crowd around. But, he was wrong. I grabbed his hand from my behind and I was shocked to see he was so young. I held him by his neck and took him for a walk. I told him if I make a hue and cry, his life would be over. He denied having misbehaved at first, but I sternly told him to acknowledge. He realized his mistake, said sorry, and promised me that it will never happen again. I didn’t take any action against him because I understood that the 15-year-old was not taught that such things are an offence and not entertainment.”
On the work front, after a really long break, Sushmita performed in front of the camera for Arya. The web series also starred Chandrachur Singh, Sikander Kher, Ankur Bhatia, Alexx O Nell, Namit Das, Manish Choudhary among others. The first season of the show was a blockbuster hit and was also nominated for the International Emy Awards for the Best Drama series. The release date of the next season is yet to be announced.
Until we wait for it, here’s wishing Sushmita Sen a Happy Birthday.
