Urfi Javed claimed in her Instagram stories that casting director Obed Afridi did not pay her for the work and when she asked for her money, he started 's**t shaming' her. Reportedly, this man had been arrested earlier for cheating women by using a fake identity.
The complainant told the Mumbai Police that the accused threatened to circulate a woman's private pictures on social media if she refused his sexual demands. He falsely claimed on social media that he runs a production house in Mumbai
The FIR was registered last week after the actress submitted an application at Versova police station here, accusing the casting director of raping her at various locations in the city after promising to marry her, the official said.
Popular TV actor Vijayendra Kumeria recently became a victim of fake casting calls. He took to his Instagram account to share screenshots of the same as a warning to both struggling and experienced actors.
Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana who made his debut through 'Vicky Donor' in the year 2012 opens up how he has to go through rejections, casting couch experiences, and auditions in the early phase of his career.
Rajeev Khandelwal revealed that the director threatened to ruin his career when he rejected the inappropriate advances.
Bollywood actress Maanvi Gagroo has revealed a sordid casting couch experience that she once had to suffer, involving a web series maker.
A casting director was arrested on Sunday from a Mumbai suburb for allegedly uploading private photographs of a budding actor.
Rashami Desai revealed that she faced a casting couch when she was just starting her career at the age of 16.
In an old video, Tisca Chopra narrates how she was called up by the 'Reptile Director' at his room with ulterior motives.
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She should come forward with evidence of her accusations rather than just naming anyone, said Tamil actor Vishal Reddy.
Sachin-Jigar threw some light on the hanging issue of casting couch and revealed that it’s existence is disgusting.
One of the Telugu channels targeted by Pawan Kalyan, TV9 provided evidence that the actor had tampered with the video it had telecasted
Radhika Apte opened up about the culture of silence in Bollywood, mainly because the perpetrators are huge stars.
"This has been happening since time immemorial. What is there to get so upset about," Sinha said.
Saroj Khan's statement on casting couch has created an uproar on social media. Many criticised the film industry for 'defending' something like sexual harassment.
Chowdhury made the remarks when she was asked to respond to a comment made by veteran Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan who had said that "casting couch" was prevalent everywhere and the film industry should not be singled out.
Renowned choreographer Saroj Khan said there was nothing new in casting couch in Bollywood because it "at least gives livelihood".
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