2) After being invited for the World Burn Conference in 2001, Shirin decided to fight back her depression and be proud of what she is. A resident of Mumbai's Mazgaon area, Shirin was attacked by her own husband in 1998. Attacked on a staircase, Shirin could not recognize her attacker at the time of the attack as he had covered himself. The masked man poured acid on Shirin and fled the place. It was later revealed during the investigation that the attacker was Shirin's husband.