‘He Is A Big Name In Industry’: Ratan Rajput Shares SHOCKING DEETS On Casting Couch; Says She Was Drugged

Ratan Rajput Opens Up On Casting Couch: Ratan Rajput who rose to fame with her stint in Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo recently recalled a horrifying experience on the casting couch that she faced at the beginning of her career.

Casting couch is a dark reality of the entertainment world, and there are several celebrities who have faced it and have come out in the open and shared their stories. The latest to make the shocking revelation is Ratan Rajput. While Ratan has stayed away from the entertainment world, she remains active through her Youtube Vlogs.

RATAN RAJPUT REVEALS SHE FACED CASTING COUCH

During an interview with AajTak, Ratan shared why a discussion around the casting couch is important. Rajput said, "I would call the casting couch 'neeyat' (motive). Even during the #MeToo movement, I had never really spoken about the casting couch. However, we must talk about it happening in the (television) industry. I'm on YouTube, and I get a lot of personal emails, especially from youngsters, you know the future generation. They want that I guide them. This is what makes me feel that they should be aware of the truth. They should not feel desperate. Having stated that the entire industry is not bad if four persons among them have done something wrong. It is critical to understand that not everyone is the same. You should only need to know how to filter out."

Recalling an incident from her early days in the showbiz industry, Ratan Rajput mentioned that auditions back then were held at a hotel in Oshiwara. "I went for an audition there and saw many well-known actors there. I gave my audition but the director wasn't present there. Some coordinator of a lower level took my audition and said, "You did so well ma'am. Sir has been talking only about you. Aapka hi hoga." I said okay. It used to be my habit that I would never go alone. I had a friend with me who had come for a dance audition. Anyway, that coordinator told me to take the script and get ready for a meeting. I didn't really understand what was going on," she revealed.

She added how she was forced to have a cold drink at the auditions and said, "They repeatedly insisted us to have a cold drink and we took a sip although we didn't want to. They then said that they would call me for another audition. After returning home me and my friend felt uneasy and we doubted if something was mixed in the cold drink.".

She further revealed she along with a friend went for the audition in Mhada where she saw clothes thrown here and there and a girl lying unconscious. She added, "I sensed that whatever was supposed to happen there is already done. Then a man came outside and rebuked me saying why have I come with my boyfriend, I told him that my brother was accompanying me. Something was there in that cold drink I had that made me feel out of control even when I was conscious. I said sorry and just ran away from there."

Expressing her deep anguish, the Santoshi Maa actress expressed her desire to confront and admonish the director for the distressing incident. She said that she want to slap the person responsible, and further emphasized that the individual continues to hold a prominent position in the industry to this day.