“I was so smart, I was alone in that room and was 19 or 20 years old, and asked him, ‘Which type of compromise does your producer want?'” Ankita Lokhande shares experience with casting couch.
Swara Bhasker recently opened up about her #MeToo moments in Bollywood. She revealed how once a meeting with the manager of a big producer turned nightmarish when she encounter the casting couch, according to a Yahoo report. Sharing her ordeal, Swara said that when she tried to get out of it, the man tried to kiss […]
In past few days, the seedy practice of casting couch in Indian film industry has found its way to public scrutiny once again. While some industry veterans have astonishingly come out in the open to defend the industry and its ways, there are many who have openly condemned the practice. But alas, all the horrendous […]
Defending the existence of casting couch in Bollywood, the veteran choreographer Saroj Khan claimed that it is based on the principle of consent. Khan sided with the film industry against allegations of women’s exploitation by saying, “Har ladki ke upar koi na koi haath saaf karne ki koshish karta hai. Govt ke log bhi karte hain. Tum […]
Who is India’s daughter? What does she look like? In my head I am fearless, fierce and firebrand. In my surroundings, I am careful, conscious and cursed. As India’s rape epidemic grips mental conscience of the nation, here’s a look at everything that’s wrong with us. OUR DAILY LIFE! Do you know that feeling, when […]
Actor and former TV journalist Sri Reddy recently went topless on camera to protest against the malicious practice of casting couch in the Telugu film industry. She took many established names from the industry who are guilty of this offence. To highlight this issue more, Reddy is planning to come to the national capital. She […]
Shuttler Jwala Gutta‘s tweets criticising an unnamed “popular” female actor, for her comments on casting couch, have caught the attention of many. Gutta argues that women who are in a position where their voices are taken seriously should speak more responsibly. She asks celebrities to accept the existence of sexual harassment at workplaces because that […]
A bathrobe clad golden Weinstein, sitting on a couch with an Oscar in his hand, made its debut on a sidewalk recently in Los Angeles. The street artwork titled “Casting Couch” is a collaborative work of a Los Angeles street artist known as Plastic Jesus and Joshua “Ginger” Monroe. https://twitter.com/plasticjesusart/status/969291892696367105 In his post on Facebook, […]
Actor Mandira Bedi spoke on the tabooed topic of casting couch in an interview recently. According to the actor who has been a part of the industry for 23 years now, “You can’t put the blame squarely on one person. Casting couch is not just about one person who says, ‘come and compromise’. The other […]
