The 24-year-old man in the audience, Akil Khan Malik hit and slapped him, saying that wearing short clothes, police said. The man was arrested by police in Mumbai. He was charged with indecent assault under section 354 of the Penal Code of India.
Gauahar Khan was attacked and threatened by Akil who said, "being a Muslim woman, she would not have to wear a dress so short," said the police Aarey Colony.
According to reports, there were 250 gorillas and 2,500 people on the site. However, the man managed to break the cordon and get into a fight with Khan.
The man managed to get Gauahar when he was escorted out of place. Reports indicate that the actress was shocked and cried a lot.
"A stunned Gauahar not understand what happened. Despite the shooting was arrested Gauahar took a break of one hour to get their bearings and then reported back to the stage to finish the leftovers hours a session," a major daily reports.
Malik will occur Boriwali Court on Monday.
The actor was shot at Film City in Mumbai, Goregaon when the incident occurred.