Richa Chadha on casting couch: Man insisted on having 'dinner' with me

Beautiful sets, good-looking actors, gripping stories, intense performances, song and dance, and more have contributed to film industry becoming a dream for many t just in India, but also for those abroad. However, it’s t all hunky-dory as it seems, and re are several evils in B-Town too. While some like #Metoo movement gained prominence last year, casting couch has existed in Bollywood for several decades w. act of newcomers being propositioned for sexual favours in return for work has t shown any considerable decline. Richa Chadha, too faced this, when a man was insistent she has ‘dinner’ with him, despite her uncle being in same. actor also revealed that this didn’t stop even after she became famous, and that she lost projects due to it too. 

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In a recent interview with an entertainment portal, Richa Chadha shared an anecdote from times she had faced casting couch. actor revealed that initially, she did t understand that some of m were making insinuations. One of m was when a man came to her at a garing, when her uncle was also present at venue, and said 'we should have dinner'. Richa said she was ‘young and stupid’ n, and she told him that she had already eaten. When he insisted, Gangs of Wasseypur n stated that she had eaten, specifically mentioning dal, dahi, roti, etc. When he said it again, she even told him that she had eaten aachar and papad too, basically everything on menu. man n suggestively stroked her arms and once again said, “We should have dinner,” Richa shared, adding that she just ran to her uncle from re. 

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32-year-old stated that t much has changed even after she established herself in industry. actor said that despite #MeToo movement, an actor at a bigger position, making advances, is a common situation, that actors like her have to ‘navigate’ on a regular basis. However, she feels that’s t how it should be. She added that she has mand to ‘bypass’ it w, even losing out on projects in meanwhile. 

Professional front

Meanwhile, on professional front, Richa Chadha featured in Section 375 earlier this year. She played a lawyer in movie, directed by Ajay Bahl. courtroom thriller, also starring Akshaye Khanna, was praised unanimously by critics. 

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