Casting Couch Exists in Bollywood says Suchitra Krishnamurthy
It has been referred to often over the years, but now an actor
confirms "there is a casting couch in Bollywood". Recounting her own
experiences, Suchitra Krishnamurthy says she had the strength to say
'no', when a director made improper advances, but that other actors may
not have done so.
She was in her teens when she found herself in a hotel room with a
"successful producer" who told her that if she had to become an
actress, she had to "do it". Years later, actress Suchitra
Krishnamurthy, ex wife of director Shekhar Kapoor, has spoken out on
her blog about how she became a victim of casting couch while trying
for a film role.
Suchitra, who debuted in Bollywood opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Kabhi
Haan Kabhi Naa, wrote: "He [the producer] asked me who I am closer to -
my mother or my father? 'My father,' I smiled. 'My mother is a little
strict.
'He nodded and smiled. 'Ok, phone your father,' he smiled. I asked
defiantly, 'Why should I phone my father?' 'Relax,' he told me smiling,
a peculiar look creeping into his eyes. I was too young to understand
the expression. 'If you want, I tell him to pick you up tomorrow
morning from my hotel,' he added. The producer said, '.
So and so and so (he named some top actresses of that time) she do
it. She do it and even she do it! They are my discovery. Everybody has
to do it.'" Suchitra told HT City, "I was merely recounting my
experience on my blog.
I was fortunate, I could make the choices I did. I don't have to
work a single day if I don't want to, because I am looked after. How
many girls have that liberty?".
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