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Actress Anjal Anand, who was recently seen with Shabana Azmi at Dabba Cartel, recalled how her father’s dance teacher controlled her life after her father’s death, when she was just eight years old. He also shared shocking details as if he wore her old T-shirt, gave a beak on her lips and much more.
In a recent interview with Houthernfali, Anjali Anand opened about her dance teacher, who tried to create a family bond with her. Asked if he separated him while engaging in unfair behavior, he confirmed that he tried to do everything.
She remembered at the age of just eight, struggling to deal with her father’s passing. Exploiting her innocence, she claimed as a father, and she believed in her. He said, “Then he started very slowly – he gave me a beak on my lips and said,” This is what the dads do. “
Rocky and Rani’s Prem Kahani actress further revealed that it continued for many years, the dance teacher gained full control over her life. He shared that he set his appearance, forbidden him to leave his hair open or wear girls’ clothes. He said, “They were wearing my old T-shirt so that I would not attract others.”
Recalling a decisive moment, Anjali Anand talked about her sister’s marriage, where she met her son of the best friend of her late father. When he developed a crush on him and started talking to him, he realized, “It seems normal.” However, she shared that she feels stuck under the control of her dance teacher.
She monitored her closely, even monitored her item phone bills, to see whom she was messaging. When she came to know that she was talking to the boy, her control intensified. He waited outside his school every day, creating concern among others. He said that, despite this, no one did not question or intervened his behavior.
The actress revealed that it lasted from the time when she was eight years old till the age of 14. He then thanked his first lover, which he credited for helping to get rid of his control.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Anjali Anand was recently seen in Dabba Cartel. The film includes Shabana Azmi, Shalini Pandey and Jyotika in the lead roles. The storyline is around a group of normal women, which secretly runs a secret food distribution business with an interesting twist. The intensive crime thriller premiered on Netflix on 28 February.
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