‘Instead of the film, the producer just wanted to sleep…’ Ankita Lokhande reveals about casting couch, says- he asked me
Television’s biggest actress Ankita Lokhande needs no introduction. By doing ‘Pavitra Rishta’, she built such a relationship with people that she became a famous beauty. Recently, an actress told about the horrifying incident that happened to her, knowing which you will be shocked. The actress told how a producer asked her to sleep with him in exchange for work.
Became a victim of casting couch at the age of 19
This is when Ankita Lokhande started her career. She was only 19-20 years old at that time. Talking about this in a recent interview, Ankita said- ‘I was very smart. I was alone in the room at that time. I must have been 19-20 years old. I was asked what kind of compromise your producer wants to make. Do I have to go with him to a party or dinner.’
He wants to sleep with a girl
Ankita Lokhande further said- ‘I said that I think your producer wants to sleep with a girl. He does not want to work with a talented girl. Then he apologized to me and said that I will try to get you work in this film. But I said that if you want this then I am not interested in it and saying this I left.’
This happened in films too
In the same interview, Ankita talked about her experience of working in films. This was when Ankita had become a well-known face on television. But even then she had to face such situations. Ankita said, “I don’t want to take anyone’s name. He is a big actor. I got a strange vibe and I came back. Because I felt that I won’t be able to work here anymore. Because here it is a give and take type of thing.”
