NO ONE FORCES YOU TO GIVE IN TO CASTING COUCH, SAYS RAJNIESH
Actor Rajniesh Duggal, who made the transition from modelling to Bollywood with the horror film 1920 a decade ago, says that he has never experienced casting couch. That, he feels, is a matter of personal choice.
“I’ve never experienced it, touch wood, but I do feel it’s an individual’s choice. No one really forces you to get into a trap. Somewhere, it’s people’s own desperation maybe, or they get blinded,” he says.
Rajniesh feels that young aspirants coming from smaller towns sometimes get lured into it, but at the same time, the actor believes that the [film] industry has streamlined the casting process in a professional way over the years. “It’s quite easy to [reach] casting directors these days, or at least reaching out to their offices. Casting directors like Mukesh Chhabra, Honey Trehan, and Shanoo Sharma are doing a great job,” he adds.
Asked about the existence of nepotism in Bollywood, Rajniesh opines, “There’s nothing bad about giving a break to your son/daughter in Bollywood as, at the end of the day, [they] will be known for your work. Kaam pasand aaya toh janta seeti maregi hi, nahi aaya toh nahi maregi.”
In his latest release, Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle, the actor is seen in a comic avatar. In an upcoming film titled Mushkil, he plays an exorcist.
I’ve never experienced it, touch wood, but I do feel it’s an individual’s choice. No one really forces you to get into a trap. Somewhere, it’s people’s own desperation maybe, or they get blinded. RAJNIESH DUGGAL ACTOR