Ankita Lokhande has opened up about her casting couch experience when she was barely 20 years old. She rejected the film as soon as she sensed the producer's wrong intentions. Ankita recalled the day when was called in to audition for a South film. She said that she was asked to ‘compromise’ but she walked out, as she was determined to make it on the basis of her talent.
In an interview, Ankita said that the first incident took place when she was very young. She was asked to ‘compromise’ if she wanted the role. “I was so smart, I was alone in that room and was 19 or 20 years old, and asked him, ‘Which type of compromise does your producer want? Do I have to go for parties or dinners?’” she said.
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Ankita wanted to avoid a situation where she was asked outright to ‘sleep with the producer’. “And the moment he said it, maine uski band baja di thi (I took him to task). I told him, ‘I think your producer wants a girl to sleep with, not a very talented girl to work with.’ And I left from there. He then apologized and said he will try to take me to his film. But I said, ‘If you try and take me in also, I’m not interested in your film,’” she said.
The second incident took place when she was already a popular face on the small screen. “When I got back again into films, I felt it again, just shaking hands with that person. I don’t want to take names, he was a big actor. I got those vibes, and I quickly got my hands away from him. I knew it, ab mera yahaan nahi hoga (it will not work out for me), because it is a give and take thing. I understood and I left from there because it was not for me,” she said.
(Source: Bollywood Bubble)
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