There are times when fans are disillusioned with the personal space of a celebrity. When appreciation steps a bit further in the world of insanity, obsession starts. So, why is it obsession? It’s because there is no logical explanation to what the crazy fans sometimes do for their favourite film stars. In recent years, scary, bizarre fan encounters have increased manifold. Take a look at this crazy fan encounters which raised the issue of security concern. Paid menstrual leave! Celebs who supported the move, became the voice of every working woman
King Khan was once grabbed by a selfie-clicking fan as he was leaving Mumbai’s international airport. In a viral video, not only is SRK seen caught off guard, he looked visibly irritated with the unwanted encroachment of his personal space. He was accompanied by both his sons, AbRam and Aryan, at that time.
All hell broke loose during the premiere of the film Purushottam, which Prosenjit Chatterjee had directed. “A young man waded through the sea of spectators at the theatre to not just reach me; he bit my lips out of the blue! It was really crazy and for days on end, I couldn’t get the incident out of my head. Again, after the release of Moner Manush, a 11-year-old boy fled from his home in Bangladesh to meet me. I had to inform his parents with the help of cops. I also had a woman stalker, who would give me goosebumps. Wherever I went — be it north Bengal or the suburbs — she would follow me there. When the security guards asked her why she was doing that, she unabashedly claimed that she just wanted to see me from a distance and meant no harm,” the Tollywood superstar had shared during an interview.
During the filming of Anjaana Anjaani, Priyanka was confronted with a fan who grabbed her hand and forced her to click photographs. An angered Priyanka firmly slapped him. Later, speaking about the incident, she said, “I don’t know if he was a fan but I came out of my trailer when I was shooting for Anjaana Anjaani. He just came and held my arms. I am very good with taking pictures and everything, but I don’t like physically being touched. So he just held my hand and started asking for pictures. I got really scared so I grabbed his collar and slapped him."
"Once, on my birthday, I received a handwritten letter that had a poem on all the characters that I have played so far. With it, came a bouquet and a note saying, ‘I am a boy’. Again, when I went to Kanpur for a Hindi film shoot, I had a group of guys breaking barricades to touch me. That was really scary. But then, it keeps happening. Even during the Pujas, I was at a south Kolkata pandal, where there was a repeat of the incident. That’s why I have become choosy about doing shows in the suburbs now. Surprises are sweet, not physical proximity," shared Paoli during an earlier interview with ETimes.
When Aamir Khan was in Ludhiana to shoot for ‘Dangal’, the sea of his fans got so excited to have a glimpse of their favorite star that they didn’t let him enter his vanity van. Aamir’s security guards faced an uphill task controlling the mob, which refused to let him go his way. The situation went so much out of hand that the actor had to remain in someone’s house even after the shoot. However, hours later when he moved out, the awaiting fans leaped ahead again to have a look at him.
Recounting his experience with a fan Ranveer once said that he was in the changing room, "buck naked", drying his hair in one of the stalls and there’s a guy filming him with his light on. Ranveer said that he shouted, ‘Light toh off kar leta, toh pakda nahi jaata." He further added that he ran across the changing room and shouted ‘Aye!’ and he panicked and forgot to run away. Ranveer caught his arm and grabbed the phone. The 'Padmaavat' actor said that he had to destroy it and this extent of frenzy happens almost every other day, he concluded.
Subhashree once revealed, "There’s an incredibly enthusiastic fan of mine, who sends me letters written in blood. I have seen all these crazy things unfold on screen, but in real life, it is quite terrifying. Pages after pages he would write to me and after a point, he had just one thing to say — that he wants to marry me. That apart, he used to get me gifts and a huge cake on my birthday. On a certain year, I heard the birthday tune being played at midnight. I ran to the door to find that the song was playing from a music system kept there with a letter written in blood. So, I knew who it was!"
Bollywood's Khiladi, Akshay Kumar has a huge fan following. However, sometimes, fans go overboard to meet their favourite stars and same happened with Akshay once. Reportedly, a 22-year-old boy trespassed Akki's bungalow around 1:30 am. Though the identity of the person wasn't revealed, it was said that he's from Haryana. The guards caught him and handed him over to the Mumbai Police and he was booked under trespassing and was sent to the judicial custody. Well, this not the first time that celebs have faced such kind of trespassing.
Vaani Kapoor was once chased by a crazy fan. According to a report, Vaani's driver began to speed up his car to avoid a fan who was on a bike. Reportedly, the bike rider didn't stop his chase even after that. And after a few kilometres chase, the actress' car was able to leave the rider back. Well, this didn't end here as Vaani's return journey was crazier than before. The rider was determined to have a word with the actress and kept chasing her back.
Vaani was horrified and thought if the rider would come at her residence in Versova too. She decided to head to Versova Police station and was snapped filing an official complaint.
The ace singer-composer's crazy fan story goes like this. "In a bid to touch me at a show in north Bengal, a man scratched my hand and left me injured. During another gig, where some thousands had gathered, a man clambered on to the stage, opened his shirt in full public view, flashed his pot belly and pleaded that I sign on it. Later, I figured out that he was completely sloshed. Another time, I was busy at the recording studio when I got a call from home. I was told that a girl had come down from north Bengal and was sitting outside my house. So hell-bent was she on meeting me that she stayed put for at least six hours. Thankfully, I came home at night and by then, the girl was gone," Anupam once revealed.