Bollywood actress Chitrangda Singh has voiced serious concerns about the alarming trend of actors getting mobbed at public events, calling it a grave issue that demands immediate attention. Her comments come in reaction to recent viral videos showing fellow actors Nidhhi Agerwal and Samantha Ruth Prabhu being overwhelmed by crowds.
"It Was Scary to See That": Reacting to Recent Mobbing Videos
In a candid interview with Hindustan Times, Singh expressed her fear after watching the clips of the chaotic scenes. She emphasized that such situations can escalate beyond control in an instant. "Some of these events can really get out of hand because you have to be able to control the crowd," she stated. "I was looking at those visuals with Nidhhi, and it was scary to see that."
The actress pointedly questioned the safety protocols at these gatherings, placing responsibility on the organizing agencies. "It’s probably the duty of the agencies that are managing them to make sure they are safe. But that was scary. I don’t know how can they put them in that space. How could they let them go, how could this happen to them?" she asked.
Personal Encounters with Aggressive Crowds
Chitrangda also drew from her own unsettling experiences with overzealous fans. She recalled attending Dahi Handi celebrations where the atmosphere turned threatening rapidly. "Even on these Dahi Handi events, I remember 2-3 times it happened, they started banging our car and it just gets out of hand because they have this proximity to an actor and suddenly they have access. I was very scared," she revealed. She explained that the sudden feeling of closeness can make people forget all boundaries, leading to potentially dangerous outcomes.
The Shocking Incident with John Abraham
Singh shared a particularly distressing anecdote from a college promotion in Delhi for their film 'I, Me Aur Main'. She described how a seemingly normal event spiraled into chaos. "John Abraham and I went and promoted this film we did a long time back. We went to a Delhi college, and we had to go up on stage and then leave," she recounted.
The crowd swelled unexpectedly, and in the melee, John Abraham tried to shield her. "The crowd started to build up and suddenly I see everybody’s trying to whisk off John and he kind of looked back at me to take me along," she said. Abraham guided her to their car for safety.
The true extent of the ordeal became clear only after they were inside the vehicle. "As soon as we sat in the car, John took off his shirt and his whole back was full of scratch marks," Chitrangda disclosed. She clarified that such mob violence is not gender-specific, noting she was relatively safer because the college had many female students. "I was just shocked to see that because he was trying to protect me, so he was behind me and then his whole back got scratched. So it just happens to everyone I suppose, it’s not just women," she concluded.
On the professional front, Chitrangda Singh was last seen in 'Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders'. Her next project is the highly anticipated film 'Battle of Galwan' opposite Salman Khan, scheduled for release on April 17, 2026.
