Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa actress Suchitra Krishnamoorthi made stirring revelations about her career in Bollywood and revealed that even she was the victim of the casting couch. The actress turned candid about her experience and recalled meeting a famous producer-director in a hotel room as meetings would commonly take place in hotels back then.
Suchitra also shared that she was indirectly told by the producer-director to spend the night with him in the hotel room. The incident left her on the verge of tears, and she revealed that she picked up her stuff and ran. ALSO READ | Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Reveals Ex-Husband Shekhar Kapur Cheated On Her; Says, ‘My Marriage Was Karma, When I Met Him I Got Obsessed’
In an interaction with Siddharth Kannan, the 47-year-old recalled meeting the producer-director, who asked her if she is closer to her mom or dad.
The actress said, “We were meeting in a hotel and in those days, a lot of meetings happened in hotels. It was quite common. I said, ‘I am very close to my father.'” The producer’s next comment left her shocked. “He said, ‘Very nice, then call your father and tell him that I will drop you back home tomorrow morning,’” recalled Suchitra.
She also said that she was almost on the verge of tears, and she picked up her stuff and ran. Suchitra also maintained that she didn’t initially understand what the producer was suggesting.
“It takes you a while to process. Then I was like it’s 4-5 pm right now. What am I going to do with him till tomorrow morning? Then it started striking me what he is probably intending,” said Suchitra, adding that instances like these were common back in the day.
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi made her acting debut with the TV series Chunauti, and rose to fame after she appeared in the 1994 film Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
Previously, Suchitra was married to filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, but they got divorced in 2007 after 12 years of marriage. In the interview, Suchitra also revealed that her parents, especially her mother, were against their marriage. ALSO READ | Pooja Bhatt, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Lend Support To Shah Rukh Khan Amid Aryan Khan’s Arrest; Suniel Shetty Says ‘Let's Give That Child A Breather’
“My mother sat at my feet and begged me not to go forward with this marriage. They asked me to have an affair and get it out of my head. But I was sure that this is what I want and it is something that I brought on myself,” she said.
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