Although
Bollywood
is
evolving
in
terms
of
sexism,
safety
of
women,
representation
of
women
in
cinema
and
other
aspects,
it
still
has
a
long
way
to
go.
For
a
newcomer
with
no
film
background
entering
the
industry
it
is
usually
a
daunting
place
to
be,
as
there
are
many
accounts
of
newcomers
being
taken
advantage
of.
When
Elli
Avram
moved
from
Sweden
to
Mumbai
to
give
her
acting
career
a
shot,
she
too
faced
incidents
of
harassment,
and
sexism
which
are
frightening.
Speaking
to
Pinkvilla,
Elli
Avram
recounted
an
incident
when
she
was
condescendingly
put
down
for
her
looks.
She
said,
"I
was
told
I
needed
to
lose
weight.
They
said
I'm
short
and
I
was
told
about
my
forehead
and
my
teeth.
One
girl
who
was
connected
to
Bollywood
told
me,
'Oh,
but
sweetheart
you
can
never
become
an
actress
because
you're
too
short.
I
choose
not
to
listen
to
that.
Within
two
months
of
me
being
in
India,
I
felt
I
don't
have
it.
Some
felt
I
looked
old
like
an
aunty
because
of
my
long
hair."
Narrating
one
particular
incident
of
when
a
director
indicated
that
he
wanted
to
sleep
with
her,
she
said,
"I
had
gone
for
a
few
meetings.
I
met
these
two
directors
who
especially
shaked
my
hand
and
scratched
it
with
one
of
the
fingers.
After
that
one
meeting,
I
asked
my
friend
about
it.
He
was
shocked
and
said,
"Oh,
no
did
he
do
that?
Do
you
know
what
that
means?' I
didn't
know
and
he
told
me
that
he
wanted
to
sleep
with
me."
Elli
was
even
replaced
in
a
movie
because
the
lead
actor
did
not
like
her.
"It's
been
tough.
I
remember
this
very
big
movie
where
they
wanted
to
have
me
and
I
was
so
excited
to
have
that
movie.
Suddenly,
the
actor
had
problem
and
that's
why
the
producer
took
a
call
and
replaced
me.
That
would
have
been
it
but
it's
been
hard
times," she
said.
After
participating
in
Bigg
Boss
7,
Elli
went
on
to
make
cameos
in
movies
like
Naam
Shabana,
Poster
Boys,
Baazaar,
Fraud
Saiyaan,
and
recently,
Jabariya
Jodi.