We often hear about harassment of women. But unexpectedly, recently there are accusations of casting couch against women as well. Incidents related to the casting couch keep happening in the film industry. Many heroines have already opened up about the casting couch. They shared their bitter experiences. It is known that many actresses have accused actors, producers and directors of casting couch.
Recently, TV actor Bigg Boss 16 runner-up Siva Thackeray opened up about casting couch incident he faced. The things he said are mind-boggling.
Shiva Thackeray claimed that a woman from the Bollywood industry tried to s….xually harass him. But her name was not revealed. He said, “One day at 11 pm I got a call from a woman from the Hindi Film industry. There is an audition. She called to come to her bungalow alone. She boasted that she has four bungalows. She also said that those who did what she said have now become stars in the industry. I told her that I have some work and I cannot come.” He added that the women tried to demotivate and manipulate him, saying that he would not get work in the film industry. However, he did not let the warnings affect him much.
Shiv Thakare became a popular name after he participated in and won the Marathi version of reality show Bigg Boss in 2019. In 2022, he also participated in Bigg Boss 16, hosted by Salman Khan.