Tag: Casting Couch

Bhubaneswar: A day after recording the statement of actress Sharmistha on her casting couch allegation against six persons in the Odia entertainment industry, Commissionerate Police recorded her statement under Sec 164 of IPC today. On Monday, Twin City Police Commissioner YB Khurania had informed that Sharmistha had recorded her statement under Sec 161 of IPC. […]

Bhubaneswar: In the first instance of its kind in the state, Mahila Police here registered a case of sexual assault on a minor girl against popular comic actor Papu Pom Pom and his close associate Pradip Swain on Monday. The FIR was lodged on the basis of the complaint filed by Child Welfare Committee (CWC) […]

Bhubaneswar: Trouble seems to be mounting for Ollywood actor Tatwa Prakash Satpathy alias Papu Pom Pom. Two days after a complaint was lodged against him at the Mahila police station here accusing him of sexual misdemeanour with a minor girl, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on Monday directed the Mahila Police to register a case […]

Bhubaneswar: Mahila Police today served notices on six persons belonging to the Odia cine industry asking them to appear at the police station for questioning after actress Sharmistha lodged complaint against them saying they had sought sexual favours from her. The notices were issued to directors Chandi Parija and Tapas Sargharia, producer Bini Samal, her […]

Concerned over allegations of casting couch and chit fund links in Ollywood flying thick and fast, the Odisha Film Directors’ Association on Sunday said the Odia film industry should not be defamed for the misdemeanours of a few irresponsible people

A day after leveling casting couch allegations against three prominent names of the Odia entertainment industry, actress Sharmistha today filed a police complaint against six persons, including the three she had named yesterday, at the Mahila police station in Bhubaneswar

Actress Sharmistha today dropped a bombshell accusing three leading lights of the Odia entertainment industry of attempting to do a 'casting couch' on her. Apart from sending the three named scurrying for cover, her allegation has sent the cinema and television industry in the state into a tizzy

Chennai: Telugu superstar Ram Charan Teja will never approve of casting couch in the film industry. Ram, who made his Bollywood debut with Priyanka Chopra-starrer “Zanjeer” in 2013, made the comment on CNN-News18’s talk show “Now Showing” where he shared his opinion on casting couch and the power of social media. In the wake of […]

Mumbai: Music composer duo Sachin-Jigar say the casting couch exists everywhere, but hope people come “off their dirty ideas” and make way for true talent. Sachin-Jigar were speaking at the second season of “Talking Music” on Saavn, a music and audio streaming service. On the existence of the casting couch, Jigar said: “I would say […]

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon says that though she doesn’t have a ‘Godfather’ in the film industry, she never faced casting couch. The “Dilwale” actress was present here on Saturday during the India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit. She shared her experience of being an outsider in Bollywood and spoke about the casting couch […]

Bhubaneswar/Hyderabad: Yes, you have heard right… But not the way you have started thinking of so dont’t jump to any conclusion. Thing is, your favorite Tollywood actress Samantha Akkineni is going to do something different than what she is famous and loved for. Before you jump to any conclusion, be clear that the ‘Rangasthalam’ actress […]

Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: Casting couch, the demanding of sexual favours by persons in position, has always hunted the Indian film industry- it may be Bollywood or Tollywood. Recently, Tollywood actress Samantha Akkineni reacted to the ongoing sexual harassment controversy in the industry. In an interview, she admitted that casting couch is a reality in all industries and […]

Ever since Tanushree Dutta spoke out against the alleged harassment she faced from Nana Patekar on the sets of a 2008 film, dark clouds seem to have overshadowed Bollywood. While a few Bollywood bosses decided to stay mum on the incident, others verbally reacted and came in support of the former actress. During an event, […]

Kollywood actress, Shalu Shamu, has made some shocking revelations during an Instagram conversation with her followers on casting couch she faced. Shalu has claimed that the director of an upcoming Vijay Deverakonda film asked her to sleep with him to get a role in the flick. However, the actress didn’t mention the name of the director. On […]

Experiences revealed by many actresses and socialites from the B-town have proved time and again that there exists a thing called casting couch in the entertainment industry. Be it Bollywood, Tollywood or Kollywood, women had to face such approaches and many even have succumbed to it due to pressures and their desires to reach the […]