Casting Couch

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

Entertainment | Reported by Rohit Khilnani, Written by Nilanjana Basu | Thursday June 17, 2021

"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

Kishwer Merchantt On Casting Couch: "A Big Filmmaker Told Me To Sleep With The Hero"

Entertainment | Edited by Aakanksha Raghuvanshi | Saturday May 29, 2021

"I politely turned down the offer and we left," said the actress

"Sickening": Swara Bhaskar On Kangana Ranaut's Jaya Bachchan Tweet

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday September 17, 2020

Actor Swara Bhaskar lashed out at Kangana Ranaut after the latter's attack on industry veteran Jaya Bachchan, who spoke out against allegations of drug abuse in the film industry related to the Sushant Singh Rajput death investigation. "Sickening" and "shameful" was how actor described the comments of Ms Ranaut, who had weaved in casting couch and ...

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

Entertainment | Edited by 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 | Edited by 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 | Edited by 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 | Edited by 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 | Written by 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 | Written by Divya Goyal | 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 | Written by Divya Goyal | 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 | Written by Nilanjana Basu | 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 | Written by Divya Goyal | 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 | Written by Nilanjana Basu | 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 | Written by Divya Goyal | Monday June 18, 2018

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