Naagin 4 Actor Vijayendra Kumeria BUSTS Fake Casting Call; Says, 'I Was Asked To Share Cheap Videos'- EXCLUSIVE
Vijayendra Kumeria was recently contacted by a fake caller, posing as a casting director for a web series. However, the actor caught the lie just in time
Actor Vijayendra Kumeria, who is a part of Ekta Kapoor's Naagin 4, became a victim of a fake casting call recently, in which he was asked to share bare body videos.
Talking to us exclusively about it, Vijayendra said, "I got a call a few days back saying, 'We are casting for a web series for Amazon and Reliance is producing it. The main lead is Ranbir Kapoor and the female protagonist is Yami Gautam. We are looking for another guy who will be a parallel lead.' Now, being a TV actor for the last 8-9 years, I know who all are there in the industry who do casting for TV shows and of course all the production houses. But when it comes to OTT and Films I don't know much about them as I haven't done anything there till now. And the guy who called me was sounding so professional that I didn't even get a thought that it's a fake call. He shared the script with me, then narrated my character properly and asked for a self-test which I obliged. While sharing the video, I asked him to give me his email ID but he insisted I should share it on WhatsApp. In fact, after that he also told me to make a productory video in which I should be bare body just wearing boxers and that's when I felt that something is not right here. A real casting director will never ask you to send such pictures and videos. I immediately told him that I know it's a fake call and please stop calling and messaging me."
Ask him about the reaction of the one who called him and Vijayendra says, "He kept saying no it's not a fake call. You are taking me wrong. If you are not comfortable sharing such a video, then let's avoid. Earlier as well, I have received such calls but I used to make out within two messages but now they have become so professional that you don't understand that it's a trap. They follow a proper norm like any other casting person."
Not only Vijayendra, this fake caller had contacted other actors too with the same script. "Well, I don't want to take names of the actors who received similar calls and for the same script as I don't know if they want to reveal it to the media but almost 5-6 people I know have got calls for the same web series but from different people. One actor received a call from a female. I decided to share this on social media now with you guys so that no actor falls in their trap. Auditions are not happening the way it happens due to pandemic and everything is happening on a call, so many artistes can easily get trapped in this fraud," said the actor.
Talking about the intention behind doing such things, Vijayendra shared, "They may do such things to misuse the pictures and videos or just get cheap thrills out of it. They are some perverts who enjoy this. I guess it happens with TV actors more often as we want to work in web series and films but don't have the contacts. So, when you get a call naming some bigger brand, one gets a little excited. But it's disheartening when you learn that somebody was trying to fool you."
Image Source: instagram/vijayendrakumeria
Image Source: instagram/vijayendrakumeria
