Shab Actor Ashish Bisht On Casting Couch: I Would Often Get Calls From Ladies Who Wanted To Talk Dirty Over The Phone
Ashish Bisht, who is all set to make his debut in Onir’s directorial Shab, opens up about his casting couch experiences and nepotism
Raveena Tandon, Arpita Chatterjee and Ashish Bisht starrer Shab will release on July 14, 2017. During an interview, Ashish Bisht recalled his casting couch experiences when he was still struggling for work in Mumbai.
Raveena Tandon, Arpita Chatterjee And Ashish Bisht Starrer Shab Releases On July 14
“When I was struggling work I used to end up going for every audition, and once a producer called me to a shady place and his first question was Are you comfortable in bed?” said Ashish. He also went on to reveal that he would often get calls from ladies who wanted to talk dirty over the phone and even messages from film producers which left him in a fix.
Ashish further said: "There are film producers who irritate the hell out of you with their messages. If you don't reply, they know you have read it, I feel stuck because if I respond what do I write? Even if I dodge the question, they come back to the same topic again."
Although, the actor kept his cool during the phase but these things have affected him on a certain level. "As it is as a struggler, one is spending money on travelling for different auditions and I am short on money and you call me for this,” he elaborated.
There were rumours about Ashish compromising with filmmaker Onir for a role in Shab. Clearing the air about these allegations, he said: “I know very well what I have done or not done. I don't need to clarify 'on compromises' I feel people will always talk as they need to hunt for gossip. But I respect Onir sir. I never thought I'll get a project without compromising, but I did.”
He also feels like casting couch, nepotism too is a part of the industry. “The day Yash Raj Films decided to launch newcomers Anya Singh and Aadar Jain, I also had my media interactions but no one turned up. Everyone went to meet the filmy freshers who have not even signed a film yet,” he said on a concluding note.
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