Kishwer
Merchant,
who
was
last
seen
in
Kahaan
Hum
Kahaan
Tum,
has
been
in
the
industry
since
a
very
long
time.
Although
she
has
done
several
TV
shows,
there
are
only
a
couple
of
movies
(Bheja
Fry
2
and
Hum
Tim
aur
Shabana)
in
her
filmography.
In
an
interview
with
ETimes
TV,
the
actress
revealed
why
she
didn't
do
more
films.
She
also
shared
an
unpleasant
experience
of
casting
couch
which
made
her
walk
away
from
a
film
she
was
supposed
to
do
with
a
big
star
and
big
producer.
About
why
she
hasn't
done
more
films,
she
said
that
she
stuck
more
to
TV
because
she
thinks
that
TV
gives
more
recognition.
She
also
added
that
small
roles
in
films
serve
no
purpose.
When
asked
if
she
tried
hard
to
become
Bollywood
heroin
in
her
early
days,
she
said,
"Not
really.
I
did
go
for
meetings
but
somehow
I
knew
that
I
didn't
have
a
Bollywood
face
and
wasn't
good
at
dancing.
Plus,
I
wasn't
comfortable
wearing
a
bikini.
After
marriage,
thoda
freedom
mila
hai
toh
faida
uthaya
jaata
hai.
But
I
think
TV
was
clean
work."
When
asked
if
she
faced
the
problem
of
casting
couch,
she
said
that
a
producer
asked
her
to
sleep
with
the
actor
and
both-
the
producer
and
the
actor
were
very
big
names.
Talking
about
the
unpleasant
incident,
she
said,
"It
happened
with
me
when
I
had
gone
for
a
meeting-
but
just
once.
My
mother
was
accompanying
me.
I
was
told
that
I'll
have
to
sleep
with
the
hero.
I
politely
turned
down
the
offer
and
we
left.
I
wouldn't
say
ki
ye
bahut
hota
hai
or
it's
a
normal
thing.
Industry
badnaam
hai
lekin
har
industry
mein
ye
cheez
hoti
hai."
When
asked
if
they
were
very
big
names,
she
replied,
"Yes,
very
big
names."
Also,
many
television
celebrities
have
mentioned
that
filmmakers
are
not
open
to
cast
them.
Regarding
the
same,
she
said
that
it
happens.
She
further
said
that
the
filmmakers
feel
that
they
are
in
the
face
of
viewers
every
day,
and
added
that
things
are
changing
with
with
the
inroads
that
streaming
platforms
have
made.