Kubbra Sait reveals she was sexually abused as a teen by family friend
India Today
Actress Kubbra Sait has written about her experience with sexual abuse in her book, Open Book: Not quite a Memoir. The actress revealed that she endured the abuse as a teenager by a family friend.
Kubbra Sait has revealed in her book, Open Book: Not quite a Memoir, that for many years she was sexually abused as a teenager in her own house. The actress, who is known for her role in Sacred Games, was abused -for almost two-and-a-half years by a family friend whom she named ‘X’ in her book.
Kubbra Sait wrote in the book that it was after many years that she revealed this to her mother about how she was abused in her own home, ‘under her nose’. She shared that her mother recently apologised to her. Sharing her disturbing experiences, Kubbra revealed that she was only 17 years old when she went through the ‘greatest tragedy’ known to her.
She wrote, "I was only 17 when I suffered mental and physical suffering. I used to go to a restaurant in Bangalore with her family almost every day." During this time, her brother, Danish Sait and the restaurant owner had come close. Kubbra revealed that the man even helped her mother with money in difficult times. "Soon after this ‘help’, the man started abusing me sexually. He also insisted not to call him Uncle," she wrote.
“When Mama took the money, I sighed. Actually one of his hands was slipping on my thigh in the back seat of the car. He slid my dress. X, who was no longer my uncle, smiled while caressing my thigh. I was Shocked and silent at that moment. Not only this his courage increased as much he used to kiss me in front of my mother also. During this the troubles of houses increased and to seek help I went to him for help. But he called me to his hotel and started doing the things I can’t expect. At 17 I was losing my virginity and this continues for 2 and half years," she further added in the book.
Kubbra did not tell her mother about the abuse and endured it for so long as the man had threatened her with dire consequences. Later, after many years, the actress told her mother how the man was doing dirty things with Kubbra under her nose. Recently, Kubbra's mother apologised to her.
