Poorna Jagannathan, actress, producer and daughter of a diplomat, has shared her horrific experiences of sexual abuse as a child and as a young adult. In a video, which is part of a series shot for a project with the World Bank, WEvolve, the Delhi Belly actress gave an
emotional and powerful speech about how
she had to deal with an alcoholic father and later suffered sexual abuse at the hands of
a family friend at the age of 9.
“My childhood was bit of a roller-coaster, it was a very privileged childhood, very fairy tale childhood, many aspects especially on paper. My father suffered from alcoholism. We were told to keep situation under the wraps as mush as possible,” Poorna said in the video.
