Actress Sarah Umair recounted a disturbing experience from her early career, revealing how she slapped a director in front of the entire crew and walked off set after he repeatedly touched her inappropriately during a drama shoot.
Speaking on Nida Yasir’s morning show alongside fellow actresses Areej Chaudhry and Maimona Quddus, Sarah detailed the harassment she endured while filming in a small town in Sindh.
“When the director touched me from under the table during dinner, I was shocked. I switched seats, but he did it again. That’s when I knew it wasn’t accidental,” Sarah said.
The following day, she said, the director used directions as a pretext to touch actors, including her. “When he touched my back, I snapped. I slapped him in front of everyone and told him, ‘I won’t work with someone like you.’”
Though she didn’t name the director, Sarah contrasted his behavior with that of respected figures like Kazim Pasha, saying, “He treated actors with respect—never crossed a line.”
