Bollywood Casting Couch

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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"

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  "Orry Culture Is Dangerous": Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Shares What Her Friend Said

  Suchitra Krishnamoorthi expressed worries about the film industry's 'Orry culture' emphasizing prominence over talent, linked to popularity.

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  Aditi Govitrikar On Her Casting Couch Experience: "I Refused And They Removed Me From The Film"

  "I simply chuckled, laughed right in his face, and walked away," said Aditi

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  Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Recalls Casting Couch Experience: "I Was Almost On The Verge Of Tears"

  "It takes you a while to process," said Suchitra Krishnamoorthi

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  Ravi Kishan Shares His Casting Couch Experience: "Can't Name Her Because..."

  Ravi Kishan refused to name the perpetrator

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  Ranveer Singh Recalls His Casting Couch Ordeal: "This Guy Calls Me To This Seedy Place..."

  "I had all those kinds of experiences during those three-and-a-half years," said Ranveer Singh

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  Esha Gupta Recalls Her Casting Couch Ordeal: "I Saw A Very Dirty Side"

  "I used to make my makeup artist sleep in the room with me," said the actress

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  When A "Big Shot" Told Neena Gupta: "Aren't You Spending The Night Here?"

  "Now, does the casting couch exist, and have I ever had to sit (sleep? sounds uncomfortable) on it? The answer is: Yes, it exists, and no I have never experienced it," reads an excerpt from Neena Gupta's book