Mumbai, Sept. 24 -- Radhika Apte has opened up about a disturbing experience that left her unable to step out of her home for four days. The actress said an intimate scene she had filmed leaked, and the thought of facing people who had seen it made everyday life difficult.

Speaking to India Today, Radhika explained that an actor may agree to perform an intimate scene as part of a film, but cannot control what happens when that footage spreads outside its intended context. For her, the impact of the leak went beyond attention online. People she encountered regularly had seen the clip.

Radhika recalled that her watchman had seen the footage. She was living alone at the time and felt frightened by how quickly something from her work had en...