On the occasion of Daughter’s Day, actor Kriti Sanon shared a poignant message on social media, challenging the traditional celebratory narrative and urging society to address the persistent safety concerns faced by women in public spaces.
This post comes amid news of a gangrape in a park in New Delhi and molestation of a girl in Bihar.
In a multi-slide post on Instagram, Kriti highlighted the constant vigilance young women have to undergo everyday. She painted a harrowing image of everyday anxieties, asking her audience to imagine scenarios where a daughter calls to say she is being followed by men, walks home alone looking over her shoulder, or faces a dying phone battery before reaching safety.
"From sharing her live location, to carrying pepper spray, to booking a cab instead of walking, or calling someone just to feel safer — we have forced her to make this her lifestyle," Kriti expressed in her post.
The actor emphasized that true celebration will only be possible when women can exist freely in public without fearing for their safety. "The day a daughter can walk home alone at night, sit in a park after dark, wear whatever the hell she wants, take public transport without fear, or simply exist in a public space without calculating the risk of being assaulted... That is the day we should celebrate Daughter’s Day," she stated.
Concluding her message, Kriti expressed hope for a future where women no longer need to send "I've reached" confirmation messages after traveling. She wrote, "That is the world our daughters deserve! And that is the world we owe them!"
On the work front, Kriti was last seen in Cocktail 2. The film also featured Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna.
