Radhika Apte recalls being ‘scared’ after intimate clip leak, couldn’t step out for 4 days: ‘My watchman had seen it’
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Radhika Apte of late recalled the trauma she went through when an intimate scene from one of her films was leaked. The star admitted that she felt unsafe and was unable to step out of her home for four days after the incident.
Adding to this, Radhika Apte was most of late seen in a segment in Lust Stories 3. 'My watchman had seen it as well' Radhika, who currently stars in the anthology Lust Stories 3 , opened up about the incident while discussing the challenges actors can face while shooting intimate scenes. She told India Today, “We were talking about being able to do intimate scenes, but once something I had done was leaked, I literally couldn’t step out of the house for four days. The problem is that it can come home very quickly. Your doorbell can ring, and somebody can be outside your house because they felt offended. So, it’s not that easy. It’s much more complicated. I remember my stylist telling me that her driver couldn’t stop looking at the clip and kept asking her, 'You’re going to her house?' My watchman had seen it as well. Things like that started happening, and it became very difficult to deal with.”
Meanwhile, Concerned about her safety, Radhika sought help from members of her team and was open with them about protecting her if she felt threatened.
Notably, She shared, "I eventually called my driver and my spot dada and told them, 'There is a clip that has been leaked. Have you seen it? Because if you have not, I’ll send it to you. Watch it. If you’re okay with it, then you have to protect me. Otherwise, do not work with me. Here’s your salary; you can go'. And they both shared, 'We will look after you'. I was really scared because I was living alone in an apartment at the time. So yes, it can get quite tricky," she added.
As per the latest buzz, In the same interaction, Radhika also admitted that she once really wanted to do a project but decided against it because of the political environment at the time. She shared it was the first time she had allowed fear to dictate her professional choice because she did not want to jeopardise her entire family.
In further updates, Radhika shared she felt "ashamed" about the decision but ultimately chose to protect her family. She also opened up that filmmaker Anurag Kashyap had advised her against starring in that particular project.
On top of that, Radhika has also been balancing her career with motherhood in recent years. She and her husband, British musician Benedict Taylor, welcomed their first child, a baby girl, in December 2024. The star revealed the news by sharing a picture of herself breastfeeding her one-week-old baby during her first work meeting after giving birth.
She returned to work almost immediately after giving birth. In February 2025, she attended the BAFTAs and shared a glimpse of the realities of balancing work and motherhood, including pumping breast milk during the event.
Source: Hindustan Times