Mallika Sherawat flaunts her abs

Mallika Sherawat

Actress Mallika Sherawat on Monday shared a photograph of herself flaunting her toned abs. "Checking out those abs," Mallika captioned the photograph, where she is standing in front of what seems to be like a mirror and checking her toned body.

Mallika, who comes from Haryana - which once had the lowest female child ratio - entered the film industry much to the dismay of her family members. She says it was running away from home that gave her courage.

"Stifled in a patriarchal family, I neither had freedom nor choice. I faced innumerable hardships because I dared to question and challenge the status quo. When I got a chance, I ran as fast as my legs could carry me and I survived. Today I stand on my own two feet and I decide how I live my life," added the actress who has featured in films like Murder, Khwahish, Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Welcome and Hisss.

The journey hasn't been easy as she was called "enough names and treated in myriad ways." Women across the world are "buried under societal pressure, scared of the consequences, subjugated and constantly violated", and are wanting to be free.

For Mallika, it's a changed story today. She says she wants to help end women's subjugation. "Every young girl, every woman has dreams. Every woman who is empowered can empower another... I want to free every girl from fear.... Let us fight to create a society where women live with pride and not with worry. Let us battle the odds to build a world where girls and women live unshackled."

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