Bollywood Casting Couch

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  Kritika Kamra On Her Casting Couch Experience: "Had A Brush With It But Got Off Unscathed"

  Kritika also spoke about the deeply rooted hierarchy within the industry, particularly the perception of television actors in comparison to those in films

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  Hansika Motwani Faces Backlash For Casting Couch Remark, Internet Calls Her "Tone-Deaf"

  Hansika Motwani said, "Honestly, I can't give a comment on this because I don't know"

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  Daisy Shah Recalls Uncomfortable Audition Meeting With South Filmmaker: "I Was Touched Badly"

  Daisy Shah added, "I didn't like it because he touched me and he was holding my hand"

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  When Ranveer Singh Opened Up To NDTV On His Casting Couch Nightmare: 'He Said, Just Let Me Touch It'

  In a decade-old interview with NDTV, Ranveer Singh said the casting couch is "real" in the Hindi film industry and that he had a "first-hand" experience.

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  Rithvik Dhanjani Recalls Casting Couch Trauma At 20: "The Moment He Touched Me, I Froze"

  Rithvik said, "I was terrified inside, I was only 20 years old. I was shaking"

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  Renuka Shahane Recalls Casting Couch Horror: "Married Producer Asked Me To Live With Him For Monthly Stipend"

  Renuka Shahane said, "The producer asked me to become the brand ambassador of a saree company and told me that he will give me a stipend every month for living together with him"

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  When Kalki Koechlin Was Harassed By A Big Indian Producer At Cannes: "Was A Student In London At That Time"

  "I want to punch that person in the face," Kalki said

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  Surveen Chawla On Disturbing Casting Couch Experience: "He Leaned In To Kiss Me, And This Was After I Got Married"

  Surveen Chawla put up a brave front recently as she spoke at length about her casting couch and body-shaming experiences in the film industry

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  Fatima Sana Shaikh On Her Casting Couch Experience In South Films: "You Will Do Everything, Right?"

  Fatima Sana Shaikh also revealed how casting directors exploited newcomers in Mumbai

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  Actor-Politician Ravi Kishan Gets Candid About Casting Couch Experience

  Ravi Kishan has spent three decades in the film industry, with his work spanning across the Bhojpuri and Hindi film industries. He made a casting couch confession recently that got the internet talking

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  NDTV Exclusive: Adah Sharma On Casting Couch Experience: "I Chose Not To Sit On Any Couch"

  "When someone makes a move, you have a fraction of a second to react, just like in action movies when someone throws a punch," Adah Sharma told NDTV

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  Animal Actor Siddhant Karnick On His Casting Couch Experience: "Kuch Compromise Nahin Karoge, Tab Tak..."

  "I met a coordinator who asked for my portfolio and then invited me to his house at 10:30 at night," said Siddhant Karnick

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  Isha Koppikar On Her Casting Couch Experience At 18: "They Told Me That To Get Work, You Have To Be..."

  "I was 18 when a secretary and an actor approached me for casting couch," said Isha

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  Suchitra Pillai's Casting Couch Experience - "Little Compromise Needed," She Was Told

  On the work front, Suchitra Pillai was last seen in Big Girls Don't Cry

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  Ankita Lokhande On Casting Couch Experience: "I Was Asked To Sleep With A South Producer"

  Ankita said, "I don't think your producer needs talent"