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Was asked to strip: Zeeshan Khan shares casting couch experience

Was asked to strip: Zeeshan Khan shares casting couch experience
Written by Shreya Mukherjee
Oct 10, 2021, 08:19 pm 3 min read
Was asked to strip: Zeeshan Khan shares casting couch experience
Zeeshan Khan recently opened up about his casting couch experience

Television actor Zeeshan Khan, who recently took part in the inaugural season of Bigg Boss OTT, recalled his casting couch experience at an interview Saturday. Recalling how a casting director from a "really nice production house" asked him to strip during a meeting, Khan also shared how he dealt with the situation. The cine world has been long plagued by this horrible practice.

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The actor wasn't even newbie but 'semi-known' at that point

The Kumkum Bhagya-fame star had appeared on Zoom's show By Invite Only, hosted by Renil Abraham yesterday. Apart from sharing various fun life stories and relationship status, Khan revealed his journey in the world of glamor has not been without unpleasant experiences. The actor revealed he was "semi-known" at that point when he got called by the casting director for a "college baddie" role.

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He was asked to strip to showcase his physical fitness

Khan recalled the casting director saying he wanted to see how physically fit he was, asking him to take his T-shirt off. "I was like, 'Okay, I am cool with that.'" But Khan did not like the situation when the CD wanted to see his legs, citing "a lot of people work only on their upper body and not their lower body."

Experience
'I still want to work [but] I will give audition'

When he clarified he was not comfortable with this, the casting director apparently told him, "Ab toh samajh hi gaya hoga tu [You must have understood by now]." Khan then said he wasn't "one of those people" and he "will give an audition, I would love to work with you and I still want to, I am not bothered about all of this."

Stance
He said he didn't feel 'offended' at being propositioned

Reiterating that he isn't one to feel "offended" after they are propositioned, the actor said he would rather say: "I understand your feelings but I don't want to do it, so can we just focus on the professional part of it and move on?" Before his stint inside the Bigg Boss house, Khan made headlines for trying to catch a flight in his bathrobe.

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Despite several protests, casting couch has refused to die down

Previously, many stars—Ayushmann Khurrana, Prachi Desai, Isha Koppikar, Elli AvrRam—have spoken of similar experiences. Back in 2018, Tollywood actress Sri Reddy had protested against the practice by going nude publicly and that had shaken the Tollywood film industry but permanent solutions elude us to date.

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Shreya Mukherjee covers entertainment news for NewsBytes. She has previously worked with The New Indian Express as a sub-editor where she also contributed lifestyle and feature articles. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Calcutta and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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