12 Bollywood Divas And Their Strange Phobias That You Weren't Aware Of

The “Queen” of Bollywood is often credited for leading the fight against gender bias in Bollywood with her choice of bold roles in movies like ‘Fashion’, ‘Queen’ & ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ series. However that doesn’t keep Kangana out of this list as she has admitted that she is afraid of snakes. She gets heebie-jeebies when sees the creepy crawlies.

The remarkable rain scene with lovebirds standing drenched in the mid of the road from ‘Aashiqui 2’ is a piece of shot that every youngster cherishes till date. And undoubtedly, Shraddha along with her co-star had nailed it with their performance. But ironic as it may sound, lightning and thunderstorm are something that scares this actress to death.

It is just over two years that this sleek beauty had stepped into Bollywood and now she has become a rage with numerous followers. But it will sound weird to know that this ‘Heropanti’ actress has water phobia. Even as a kid, Kriti was hesitant to enter the pool but now she wants to overcome the fear and has started learning swimming.

The ‘La Tomatina Festival’ in ‘ZNMD’ featuring Katrina Kaif and others might have looked perfect but the very mention of this vegetable makes her nervous and worsens her fear. In addition to that, she is also known to have acrophobia which means fear of heights.

The fashionista of Bollywood, Sonam Kapoor feels uncomfortable in an elevator and her stress level is to such an extent that she prefers taking the steps, no matter which floor it might be. Once during her stay in Bangkok, she bravely tried to counter the issue but didn’t get success.

It may be rather surprising but Anushka’s dread of bike riding was noticed when she was shooting for ‘Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola’. The team had to stop the shoot after they realised that the ‘Sultan’ actress was not able to ride pillion to Imran Khan. However, over a span it seems she has mastered her fear and is seen vrooming on two-wheelers in quite a few movies and ads.

Loaded with cuteness, this ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ girl, Alia Bhatt is phobic of darkness. Her level of fright is such that she sleeps with a dim light turned on in her bedroom and at the same time makes sure to keep her curtains slightly open to allow for some moon light into the room.

Well, a glimpse of the creature can terrify a person and so is the Bollywood’s leggy lasso, Deepika Padukone. Actually, the petite lady did encounter with her fear once during a shoot, though after a while the snake slithered away silently, bringing a relief to the actress. Later, she took the whole situation optimistically.

The global icon, Priyanka Chopra is scared of horse and this came into limelight while she was shooting for a fantasy adventure film ‘Drona’ which involved some deadly action and fighting scenes. She was very confident until the team asked her to ride a horse and this very idea of a horse sequence made her very edgy. In spite of the fear, Priyanka did manage to pull off the scene and gave the shot like a pro. Today, going by her movies it is less known if she has overcome the phobia but currently we hear that the ‘ Quantico’ star is frightened of losing the sight of her mobile and goes crazy whenever it runs out of battery.

Just like Anushka, Kareena Kapoor too hates riding bikes. Although movies like ‘3 Idiots’ & ‘Udta Punjab’ stand testimony to the fact that this ethereal beauty of Bollywood has donned two-wheelers on-screen but in real life she tries to stay as far away as possible from biking. It's one of the last things she prefers to do. Beside this, she is also scared of cockroaches.

The powerhouse of talent, Kajol who was once a lucky charm of every director, is rarely seen nowadays on the silver screen after she entered the nuptial knot. With the new responsibilities around, Kajol has confessed she is scared of falling sick and does not even have time for treatment.

This multiple award winning actress, who is acknowledged for pioneering a change in the concept of a Hindi film heroine, is scared of cats. Such is the intensity of her fear, that she does not like even to talk on the subject. Citing an instance, a source had reported that during a magazine shoot at a studio, Vidya was so petrified at the sight of the animal that she climbed on a chair and had refused to get off.