Alefia Kapadia was stalked, filed a police complaint

Actress Alefia Kapadia, who plays Latika in TV show Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara, was harassed on the road by a man who allegedly chased her car and heckled her. A single mother, she filed a FIR against him.

The stalker was arrested, but was later released on bail.

“I told him to go away. When he refused to listen I used my phone camera. When I took pictures of the man on the road, I was thinking more of my son’s safety than my own. But the minute I took his pictures, the man was livid.

“He parked his car diagonally in front of mine and marched towards my car. During that moment when he approached me, my heart skipped many beats. Was he approaching to harm me, my son and my friend who was with us? Was he going to pull me out of the car? Or was he going to snatch my camera? These thoughts ran through my head. The man, who harassed me and my son on the road, was arrested and let out on bail... I am keeping track of the proceedings,” said the actress.

The incident comes as the actress seeks a divorce from her Dubai-based husband. “It took a lot of courage for me to separate from my husband. He had my passport. He wouldn’t let go of me or my son. I had to take the help of the Indian embassy in Dubai to get out of my husband’s home and out of the country. My father had to come to Dubai to rescue me. As a parent I realise what he must have gone through.”

Kapadia, who plays a negative character in Pyaar Ka Dard..., says this is her first show after marriage.

“I used to work before marriage. I even played the lead in a telefilm directed by Imtiaz Ali. Then after marriage, I moved to Dubai. I married into a family where working women were frowned at.

“I’ve been through this long and painful journey of being the silent sufferer when I was married. I learnt my lesson. I would never again remain quiet when violated.

“I feel like a free bird. Yes, it’s difficult. My son’s father is giving me hell. He wants to take away my son. Since he’s financially sound, he can pay for the best lawyers. He keeps threatening me he’d do anything to get our son.”