Behind the Casting Couch

Ayushmann Khurrana recently revealed that he has been a victim of casting couch. The actor was approached by a casting director for sexual favours but he did not give in.

The casting couch is a term used to describe “the TRADING of sexual favors by an aspirant, apprentice employee, or subordinate to a superior, in return for access into an occupation, or for other career advancement within an organization.”

After Bollywood stars such as Ranveer Singh, Kangana Ranaut and Kalki Koechlin, now Ayushmann Khurrana has opened up about the reality and existence of casting couch in Bollywood

The 31-year-old actor recently revealed that he too had experienced it while trying to enter the film industry. The Dum Laga Ke Haisha actor said that he was asked for sexual favours by a casting director while in the position of being a TV anchor.

”In fact, I have been through that initially when I was part of the industry. I was a TV anchor, so a casting director directly told me that I would have to do it (provide sexual favours).

So, I told him that if I was not straight, I might have given it a thought, but I can't do it.

“You don't need to give in to such stuff," said Ayushmann.

Casting couch has plagued Bollywood for long, as time and again actors have shared their experience of dealing with the same.

Ayushmann will next be seen sharing screen space with his Dum Laga Ke Haisha co-star Bhumi Padnekar and Masaan-fame actor Vicky Kaushal in Sameer Sharma's Manmariziyaan.

The actor has also been roped in for a role in Meri Pyari Bindu opposite Parineeti Chopra.

Sources: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ayushmann-khurrana-spills-the-beans-on-casting-couch-in-bollywood/1/597696.html

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