Aaliyah Qureishi recounted being present on the scene when the Thailand shooting happened.
Aaliyah Qureishi was in Thailand recently when a 14-year old opened fire at people inside a mall.
Aaliyah Qureishi who goes by the name ‘Jhalli’ impressed everyone with her performance in Shah Rukh Khan starrer blockbuster Jawan. The Atlee pan-India directorial which featured Aaliyah as Jhanvi, one of the girls in the girl squad was in Thailand recently, where she witnessed a shooting by a 14-years old. The incident left two dead. In her social media post, Aaliyah recalled how she narrowly escaped being on the scene.
Sharing glimpses from her Thailand trip, Aaliyah penned the caption, “Okay this is hard to write. But I don’t want my Instagram to be a place where I only talk about shiny happy things, so as horrible as it is, here goes. As some of you have asked, I was in Thailand during the Siam Paragon shooting. In fact, me and my 2 friends were in the mall when it happened. We were coming up the escalator when we saw mass hysteria and someone yelled out “shooter”. As we ran back down we heard 3 gun shots. It was a terrifying experience. I feel grateful that my friends and I got out of it alive. And I feel horrible that 2 innocent people didn’t. I wish real life was like action films, where you could fearlessly jump into any cruel fight and save everyone. But when it happens, the only thought in your mind is to get out of there alive.”
She added, “To think that when the day began, we were relaxed and playing with dogs, and by the end of the day we were running away from a mall shooting, soaked in rain, desperately trying to find a tuk tuk to take us home, is insane. Life is crazy and unexpected. I don’t really know how to process all the mixed emotions I have about the incident, but I just kept thinking, we spent 10 minutes at the currency exchange before going up that escalator. It took longer than expected. What if we had not had problems, and spent only 5 minutes instead? Where would we have been at the time of the shooting? In the store, closer to him? I don’t know, but it makes me think that there’s some divine timing, and like the Burnt Toast Theory, something seemingly irritating could be a blessing in disguise, maybe even save your life. There are so many things we don’t know.”
Sending her wishes to the injured and the grieving family, Aaliyah concluded her note, “My heart goes out to all the friends and families of the two victims, and the five injured. I hope we can heal as a society and not have to witness these horrible outbursts of rage by disturbed people. Stay safe everyone. Lots of love and light to you all.”
Meanwhile, Jawan has grossed Rs 618.83 crore in India and Rs 1,103 crore globally, while Pathaan collected Rs 543.05 crore in India and Rs 1,050.3 crore at the worldwide box office.
