Mumbai: Many leading actresses have gone through the experience of casting cough in the film industry. While many have opened up, there are still many who are battling casting couch, s*xism and constant bullying.
The recent actress to open up about the several ills in the Hindi film industry is actress Elli EvrRam who hails from Sweden.
She says, “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.”
Not just that, she also revealed that she’s battled the casting couch again. “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.”
Despite Mickey Virus and a Bigg Boss stint, things didn’t quite fall into place for Elli. She added that she’s also faced severe s*xism in the industry. “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.”