Your Waist And Chest Size Is Questioned, Says Surveen Chawla On Facing Casting Couch In South

Actor Surveen Chawla, who made an inspiring transition from TV to films, recently opened up about facing the casting couch 'a lot' from the South Indian film industry.?

Surveen also opened up on being body-shamed during her first film meeting in Mumbai.?

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In an interview with RJ Siddharth Kannan, she revealed that she was warned that she would not get roles as she weighed 56 kilos.?

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When asked if she had to face a comment where she was body-shamed about her weight and lost out on parts, Surveen replied,?

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"Ya, this was my first film meeting in Bombay that I went for. So I was doing television, and then I went for this first meeting. You know it's their job to get you in the space where you question yourself. And this happens to most women also where their appearance is questioned, their weight is questioned, what is your waist size is questioned, what is your chest size is questioned."?

Talking about how she stayed determined to achieve her goals, she added,?

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"It's just insane. What are the parameters for being here? What are they? It was a period where it, alongside all the casting couch that went on with it and then a lot from the south (film industry) actually, and it was quite a difficult period...It was there, but I don't think those are not the right parameters that define you or make you believe or disbelieve on where you want to be or where you are at."?

Surveen made a debut in films with the Kannada film Paramesha Panwala.?The actress's role to popularity for her roles in movies like Hate Story 2 (2014), Ugly (2013), and Parched (2015). In 2018, she also appeared in the web series Haq Se and Sacred Games.?

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Surveen will next be seen with actor R Madhavan in Decoupled series. The series is scheduled to release on Netflix on December 17.?

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