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.
An Unlucky Beginning
Marrying Into Hell
The Criminal Apathy of Our Police
No Country For Women
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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