Rakhi Sawant candidly opened up about her experiences with casting couch incidents in Bollywood. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, she recalled how women were often lured with false promises to become heroines. Rakhi shared that she was unaware of such manipulations at the time. She emphasised how societal awareness has improved, but also highlighted that women still face harassment today. Scroll down to read what she said.
Rakhi Sawant Recalls Casting Couch Encounters
When asked if she faced any casting couch incidents in Bollywood, Rakhi Sawant admitted, “Bahut hua casting couch ka zamaana, aisa hota tha ki raat ko bola jaata tha, ‘Aao, palang garam karo, subah heroine ban jao.’ Main boli, ‘Aisa kaun si heroine banti hai bhai?’ Main toh bachchi thi, mujhe toh maloom hi nahi tha ki palang kya hota hai, palang garam kya hota hai! Main toh sochti thi, shayad niche sagdi-vagdi rakhni hoti hogi palang ke neeche, tab garam hota hoga! Mujhe kya maloom tha yeh sab? Abh toh mujhe sab maloom hai, ab toh main mature ho gayi hoon, badi ho gayi hoon, mujhe maloom hai, what is the meaning of ‘palang garam’. Us time mujhe samajh hi nahi aata tha.”
Rakhi Recalls Her Mother’s Strict Role
She continued, “Main apni maa ko bolti thi, aur meri maa kehti thi, ‘Nahi jaane ka, tu ek acche khandaan ki beti hai. Aise jagah pe nahi jaane ka.’ Meri maa mujhe raat ke 8 baje ke baad kahin nahi bhejti thi. Woh kehti thi, ‘Jo karna hai, subah jaldi uth ke kar. Gym ja, yoga kar, horse riding kar, saare classes kar, acting class, dance class, kung fu, karate, taaki director bole, yeh aata hai, woh aata hai! Acting aati hai, tragedy aati hai, Meena Kumari aati hai! Bas palang garam karna aata hai? —Nahi aata!’ You understand what I’m saying? Yeh sachchai hai bilkul.”
Cocnluding, she said, “Offers toh itne aate the, bhar-bhar ke aate the, bhai. Jab kisi ka aage peeche koi nahi hota, koi godfather nahi hota, toh kuch luchche gande log aise offers karte the. Us time pe na unhe khauf tha, na social media ka darr. Agar us time pe aaj jaise social media hota, main kehti, ‘Haan bhai, bol kya chahiye? Palang garam karna hai? Bol jaldi bol!’ Poore world mein uski zindagi bhar ki badnami ho jaati. Log uski chittha jala dete. Uska palang aisa garam hota, aisa garam, ke uske pant ke andar koyle garam ho jaate! Samajh rahe ho na aap? Aaj koi ladki ko galat nahi bol sakta. Phir bhi r*pe hote hai, phir bhi ladkiyon ko mara jaata hai. Main kehti hoon, main ladkiyon ki strength hoon.”
Rakhi On Casting Couch Encounters In Bollywood
Rakhi Sawant has publicly acknowledged that she faced the casting couch as a struggler in the film industry. But she emphasised that she was able to succeed without compromising her integrity, thanks to her talent and ability to say no. She shared that, although she was a victim early in her career, not every producer or director was guilty, and she managed to carve her path through skill and perseverance.
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