Casting Couch

Rashami Desai Reveals Casting Couch Ordeal At 16: "He Tried To Spike My Drink, Molest Me"

Entertainment | Aakanksha Raghuvanshi | Wednesday March 4, 2020

Rashami said: "My mother slapped him and told him, 'If you do this again with my daughter, you remember that this just the beginning, next time I'll screw you'."

Isha Koppikar On Casting Couch: Actor Told Me To Meet Him Alone

Entertainment | Divya Goyal | Tuesday November 5, 2019

Isha Koppikar alleged that a producer asked her to 'get into the good books' of an actor, who in turn asked her to come alone for a meeting.

Surveen Chawla Recounts Brush With Casting Couch: 'Director Wanted To See My Cleavage, Thighs'

Entertainment | Divya Goyal | Tuesday September 24, 2019

Surveen Chawla, who transitioned from the small screen to films, was told she was 'over exposed because of television.'

What Zareen Khan Told The Director Who Asked Her To 'Rehearse Kissing Scene' With Him

Entertainment | Divya Goyal | Tuesday September 17, 2019

Zareen Khan recounted her brush with the casting couch and said, "The person was like, 'you have to let go off your inhibitions, you have to let go off inhibitions'."

Vidya Balan Reveals Brush With Casting Couch And The Time She Felt 'Ugly'

Entertainment | Gitanjali Roy | Wednesday August 28, 2019

"The director kept insisting that he wants to talk to me and that we should go to the room," said Vidya Balan

Khichdi Actress Reveals A Producer Asked Her To 'Keep Him Happy For Work'

Entertainment | Wednesday April 17, 2019

Richa Bhadra said: "That was the end to all my aspirations which I had in the industry. I didn't want to ruin the image which I had built as a child actor"

This Actress Had A Stinging Response When Producer Asked Her To 'Compromise'

Entertainment | Thursday April 4, 2019

Actress Shruti Marathe's empowering story is winning the Internet

Amyra Dastur Reveals An Actor 'Squeezed Up' Against Her, Director Told Her 'Suck It Up'

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 10, 2018

"When I threw him off me and refused to speak to him again, he made my experience miserable," said Amyra Dastur

Richa Chadha Says Giving In To Casting Couch 'Would Have Made Life Easier' But...

Entertainment | Thursday August 30, 2018

When Richa was asked if she's witnessed casting couch first-hand, the 31-year-old actress said: "Oh yes, absolutely, a couple of times."

Mallika Sherawat Reveals She Lost Roles After Refusing To Give Into Casting Couch

Entertainment | Tuesday July 3, 2018

Mallika Sherawat said: "If you wear short skirts, kiss onscreen, then you're a fallen woman with no morals"

Swara Bhasker Shares About Her Brush With Casting Couch: 'He Tried To Kiss My Ear'

Entertainment | Saturday June 30, 2018

Swara, who has been part of the industry for almost a decade now, opened up about her first-hand experience of the much-debated issue

The Reason Huma Qureshi Thinks Bollywood May Not Have Its #MeToo Moment

Entertainment | Monday June 18, 2018

Huma Qureshi said that she "hopes" that the #MeToo movement gains momentum in Bollywood

Alia Bhatt's Guide To Deal With 'Bad Situations' In Bollywood

Entertainment | Tuesday May 22, 2018

Alia Bhatt recently made a noteworthy statement about the "burning topic" - "casting couch."

"Saroj Khan Spoke The Truth": Shatrughan Sinha On 'Casting Couch' Row

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy (with inputs from IANS) | Thursday April 26, 2018

The debate on trading sexual favours for career advancement is not going anywhere anytime soon. Sparked earlier this week by veteran Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan, who appeared to justify the practise, and Congress leader Renuka Chowdhary, who said even the parliament was not immune from it, the controversy has ripped through social media and ...

After Sarojsplaining Of Casting Couch, Read Radhika Apte And Usha Jadhav's Versions

Entertainment | Friday April 27, 2018

Radhika says some men think they're God and try to take advantage of vulnerable artistes