'Four women in their 60s followed me...'

'Don't object to change; understand why people like it.' 'Don't object to change; understand why people like it.'

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Yes Papa, a thriller-drama revolving around a survivor of child sexual abuse, her own father being the perpetrator, has been grabbing eyeballs and initiating conversation on a hereto taboo subject since its release on March 29.

Geetika Tyagi, who plays Vineeta, the daughter, has been getting rave reviews for her gut-wrenching performance.

The actress, who will also be seen in yet another gritty film called Dukaan, made the front pages when she filed a molestation case against Jolly LLB filmmaker Subhash Kapoor long before the #MeToo movement.

“As Yes Papa reaches out to more people, (I am hopeful it) gives women from all strata of society the courage to speak up about the dark chapters in their lives,”

Let’s start at the very beginning. How did Vineeta, your character in Yes Papa, walk into your life?

Saif (Writer-Director Saif Hyder Hasan) had seen a trailer of some work I had done earlier.

A shot shook him up and he messaged, saying, ‘I have to work with you someday.’

Much later, he shared that he had something to narrate and asked if I was interested.

I’m very selective and when I heard that it was a film about a child sexual abuse survivor, I was wary because such roles have to be approached with a lot of care.

The script had not been developed so Saif sketched out the story to me.

After hearing it, I had to agree because being an ex-journalist, I’ve always been drawn to socially relevant subjects that can start a conversation with those around.