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Of Desperate Odds and Hard-Won Triumph: A Stuntwoman’s Story

From childhood destitution to marital rape, Geeta Tandon has braved it all to emerge stronger, spunkier. 

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What is heroism?

The ability to face desperate, unthinkable odds? The capacity to fend not just for oneself but one’s dependants as well? A fight to preserve one’s vulnerability and generosity in a world full of sharp edges?

Meet Geeta Tandon, a true blue hero if there ever was one.

From being married off at the age of 15 to facing domestic violence and marital rape, from living penniless in a gurudwara with her two young kids to fighting off abusers everywhere, Tandon has braved it all. In a freewheeling chat with Blush, Geeta tells her tale.

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An Unlucky Beginning

Marrying Into Hell

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The Criminal Apathy of Our Police

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No Country For Women

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Finally, A Break

Having worked as a stunt double for Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Parineeti Chopra, Tandon now aspires to become Bollywood’s first female action director.

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