Hate Story 2 actress Surveen Chawla recounts casting couch incidents, 'Director tried to kiss...'!

'Casting couch' remains a serious issue in the Indian film industry with several actors making shocking revelations about sexual harassment, exploitation and 'casting couch'. Well, recently actress Surveen Chawla, who is known for her fierce honesty and outspoken nature, has once again made shocking revelations about facing 'casting couch' and multiple instances of harassment.

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Surveen Chawla Makes Shocking Revelations

During a recent interview with The Male Feminist, actress Surveen Chawla opened up about facing multiple instances of harassment, both before and after marriage. She also recounted a particular incident when a director tried to kiss her.

Director Tried to Kiss Surveen Chawla!

Chawla said, "I must have experienced the casting couch multiple times."

Recounting the particular incident, she said, "I will tell you a tale about Mumbai’s Veera Desai Road only. After the meeting at his office cabin, he came to see me off at the gate, and this was after I got married. And the strange thing was that we talked about this in the meeting also."

Further, Chawla said, "He asked me how it was going and what my husband did, and it was just us speaking inside his cabin because he had a big office."

The Hate Story 2 actress added, "So, when I came to the door to say bye, he leaned towards me trying to kiss, and I had to push him back. I was startled and asked him what he was doing, and I just walked off."

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South Director Asked Chawla To Sleep With Him!

The '24' actress also opened up about another deeply disturbing episode that occurred in the South film industry.

Chawla said, "There was a director who couldn’t speak Hindi or English, so he used a friend as an interpreter. Through this friend, he basically told me that I had to sleep with him during the shoot."