--- description: Gauhar Khan was slapped by a man during the filming of a reality TV show title: Bollywood Actress Gauhar Khan Slapped for Wearing Short Dress image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte26de70ed1c19c7f/69876b8ff887dca118e88ac0/gauhar-khan-bollywood-actress-slapped.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bollywood Actress Slapped in Face for 'Wearing Short Dress' by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 1, 2014 2:34 PM CUT  Indian Bollywood actress Gauhar Khan displays a creation by designer Shaina NC during a cancer fundraiser in Mumbai on May 11, 2014. Indian Bollywood actress Gauhar Khan displays a creation by designer Shaina NC during a cancer fundraiser in Mumbai on May 11, 2014.STRDEL—AFP/Getty Images by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 1, 2014 2:34 PM CUT A Bollywood actress was slapped in the face during a taping of a reality show by a male audience member, reportedly for wearing a short dress. Gauhar Khan, a model and reality TV star as well as an actress, was assaulted on Sunday during the shooting of the final episode of the singing competition India’s Raw Star in Mumbai_,_ the [BBC reports](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-30272285 "undefined"). According to police, the man said that “being a Muslim woman, she should not have worn such a short dress.” He had been taunting her before the altercation. The man was accosted by security and arrested. He was due in court Monday. \[[_BBC_](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-30272285 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3611558/gauhar-khan-india-raw-star-slap/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3611558/gauhar-khan-india-raw-star-slap/"},"headline":"Bollywood Actress Slapped in Face for 'Wearing Short Dress'","datePublished":"2014-12-01T14:34:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:23.258Z","description":"Gauhar Khan was slapped by a man during the filming of a reality TV show","url":"https://time.com/3611558/gauhar-khan-india-raw-star-slap/","keywords":["Living","India","Bollywood","Mumbai","singing"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte26de70ed1c19c7f/69876b8ff887dca118e88ac0/gauhar-khan-bollywood-actress-slapped.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte26de70ed1c19c7f/69876b8ff887dca118e88ac0/gauhar-khan-bollywood-actress-slapped.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Indian Bollywood Actress Gauhar Khan","caption":"Indian Bollywood Actress Gauhar Khan","creditText":"STRDEL—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3611558/gauhar-khan-india-raw-star-slap/","name":"Bollywood Actress Slapped in Face for 'Wearing Short Dress'"}}]}] ```