India, July 13 -- Actor Fatima Sana Shaikh has revealed that she was physically assaulted after she stood up to a man who inappropriately touched her in public. She admits that the traumatic incident has had a lasting impact on her, and its effects still linger.

Recently, Fatima appeared in the latest episode of The Male Feminist on Hauterrfly, where she spoke about navigating everyday sexism.

During the conversation, she recalled a troubling harassment incident, saying, "Once, a man touched me inappropriately, and I hit him. But he hit me back so hard, that I was fully down. I only hit him because he touched me, but that pissed him off and he hit me to the point that I fell."

For Fatima, the incident was a wake-up call and changed her...