New Delhi: Bigg Boss 16 finalist Shiv Thakare has earned a stable fanbase – all because of his tryst with the truth TV exhibits together with Roadies and Bigg Boss Marathi beforehand. In an interview with Hindustan Times, he opened up on going through the casting sofa within the trade throughout his preliminary struggling days.
When requested in regards to the incident, he advised the publication, “I once went for an audition in Aram Nagar and he took me to the bathroom and said, ‘Yaha pe massage centre hai’. I didn’t get the connection between an audition and a massage centre. He told me, ‘Ek baar aap aao yaha audition ke baad. Aap workout bhi karte ho…’ I just left the place, since he was a casting director and I didn’t want to take any pangas. I am no Salman Khan. But I realised there is no discrimination between men and women when it comes to this (casting couch).”
Recalling one other incident, Shiv Thakare mentioned, “There was a ma’am in Four Bungalows. She would tell me ki, ‘Maine isko banaya hai, maine usko banaya hai’. She was calling me for an audition at 11 in the night. Itna bhola toh nahi hoon main ki I won’t understand what auditions happen at night. So, I told her that I have some work and I cannot make it. To this, she said, ‘Kaam Nahi karna?’ ‘You won’t get work in the industry’ and other such things. So they would demotivate you and manipulate you. But I would never get bothered by it.”
“A lot of people have asked me for money, saying you give us money and we will get you good gigs. I just knew this basic thing that if I don’t fit in a character, no one can push me for a role,” he revealed.
Not simply Shiv however a number of different celebrities together with actor-politician Ravi Kishan, Ranveer Singh, Esha Gupta and Kishwer Merchantt to call just a few have shared their horrifying experiences.
