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.
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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.”
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