Be it us commoners or Bollywood celebs- Darr Sabko Lagta Hain!
From Vicky Kaushal’s Aquaphobia to Alia Bhatt’s Nyctophobia– let’s have a look at some B-Town celebs and their phobias:
Here’s the list of 10 B-Town Celebs & their Phobias:
1. Shah Rukh Khan- Equinophobia (Fear of Horses)
Although he has ridden horses in his several movies, SRK has equinophobia (fear of horses). Reportedly, while filming ‘Karan Arjun’, SRK injured himself quite badly in a sequence in which he was riding a horse, which actually gave birth to the phobia.
2. Sonam Kapoor- Cleithrophobia (Fear of Being Trapped)
Bollywood fashionista Sonam Kapoor has Cleithrophobia, i.e., fear of being trapped. The actress has confessed that she always chooses to climb staircases instead of the elevator, no matter which floor she needs to reach.
3. Arjun Kapoor- Aanemistiraphobia (Fear of Ceiling Fans)
Arjun Kapoor has a fear of ceiling fans. And he is so much petrified that he apparently doesn’t have a single fan in his home and also tries them to avoid wherever he goes.
4. Vicky Kaushal- Aquaphobia (Fear of Drowning)
The handsome hunk Vicky Kaushal has a fear of drowning. After being afraid of both drowning and ghosts, it is actually surprising that he headlined ‘Bhoot’.
5. Vidya Balan- Ailurophobia (Fear of Cats)
Yes, the onscreen Monjolika is afraid of cats. Show Vidya Balan a cat, and she will run for miles!
6. Ranbir Kapoor- Katsaridaphobia (Fear of Cockroaches)
Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor has a fear of cockroaches. Not only that, RK keeps a check that there a no cockroaches in any of his houses.
7. Alia Bhatt- Nyctophobia (Fear of Darkness)
Alia Bhatt, who showcased the dark side of human emotions in ‘Highway’, has Nyctophobia. Her fear of darkness is so overpowering that she sleeps with a dim light on and curtains slightly open.
8. Deepika Padukone- Ophidiophobia (Fear of Snakes)
The Mastani Deepika Padukone has Ophidiophobia, and that is fear of snakes. The actress makes sure that none of her films has scenes that have reptiles in them.
9. Katrina Kaif- Lycopersicoaphobia (Fear of Tomatoes)
Katrina Kaif fears tomatoes. We wonder how did she manage to pull off the Tomatina festival in ‘Zindagi Naa Milegi Dobara’ so wonderfully.
10. Abhishek Bachchan- Fructophobia (Fear of Fruits)
Okay, so now this is the unusual one. Abhishek Bachchan runs away from the sight of fruits. He has also admitted this in a reality show that he hates fruits and has actually never eaten any fruit in his life.