Don’t legalise prostitution but at least address it: Gauahar

Whether prostitution should be legalised or not in India has been a long standing debate, but actor Gauahar Khan, who has just featured as a sex worker in Begum Jaan, feels the issue has to be addressed.

Gauahar says, “Who am I to make that decision? I think, each to their own. It is very much here... So, to shut your eyes about it and say it doesn’t exist is not helping the situation. So, don’t legalise it but at least address it, at least know that it exists and make it known to the society also.”

Talking about the plight of sex workers in the country, Gauahar believes education could make a difference. “I have not known a sex worker who has lived in a mansion. I know that they do that for survival and their children. They do these things to fend for themselves. We need to educate them, so that they can empower themselves to lead a better life,” said the actor.