Actor Ram Kapoor Shares Story Of Childhood Abuse And Healing

MUMBAI-Actor Ram Kapoor opened up on one of the traumatic experiences in his life. On the streaming show ‘Lock Upp’, the actor shared that he was molested in school. However, the actor went on to reveal that the person, who did wrong to him, helped him get over the trauma induced by him on the actor.

He said, “I was 13 years old when I was molested in school. Till today, only my wife Gautami knows about it. I have never spoken about this publicly.”

The actor explained that the experience left a lasting impact on him, even though he chose to bury the memory for years. The actor further mentioned that revisiting the incident was never easy, but he felt it was important to acknowledge it now, especially if it encouraged conversations around childhood trauma and the emotional scars survivors often carry.

The actor said that both him and his abuser were teenagers, and the latter did apologize to him, and “helped” him heal.

The actor also shared that he didn’t know what he would tell his kids when they say, “He told this in front of the entire country but didn’t tell us.” (IANS)