Apara Mehta says fans burned her with cigarette, tried to snatch her ring during Kyunki craze: ‘The way I was mobbed…’
Long before social media turned celebrities into instantly recognisable faces, television had already created its own superstars. At the peak of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, actor Apara Mehta experienced the kind of fan frenzy usually reserved for movie icons. Recalling those days, she shared how an appearance in Kolkata turned into a dangerous crowd surge. Apara Mehta talked about being mobbed after Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi success. When Apara Mehta was mobbed after Kyunki’s success Apara recalled, “Kyunki was at the peak aur mera Gujarati drama Kolkata mein hota tha, 5 show hote the Kala Mandir mein. Seat to seat packed hote the. Jaise hi main enter hui, 8000 dandiya uchle as soon as they saw me (Because Kyunki was at its peak, and my Gujarati play used to be staged in Kolkata, where we performed five shows at Kala Mandir. Every seat was packed. The moment I entered, 8,000 dandiyas were thrown into the air as soon as people saw me). And the way I was mobbed.” She added, “Mujhe …









