'Directors Wanted To See My Cleavage & Thighs,' Surveen Chawla Recalls The Horrors Of Casting Couch Sessions
Surveen Chawla played Jojo in Sacred Games 2. Recently revealed she has faced the brunt of casting couch more than five times thrice in the south and twice in Bollywood. She also revealed how no one wanted to cast her because she was a TV actress.
Surveen Chawla grabbed a lot of eyeballs with her stint in Sacred Games 2 as Jojo.
In fact, her sweet-and-sour chemistry with Nawazuddin in the series was appreciated a lot. Surveen who HAS been in the industry more than two decades has gone through a lot. Being an outsider, she too has faced her share of problem, all of which she fought bravely.
Surveen recently revealed she has faced the brunt of casting couch more than five times, thrice in the south and twice in Bollywood.
Talking exclusively to Pinkvilla, she revealed how directors wanted to see her thighs and cleavage. Sharing her horrifying story, Surveen said, ¡°A director wanted to see how my cleavage looked. Another director wanted to see how my thighs looked¡±.
The Sacred Games 2 actress also revealed how no one wanted to cast her because she was a TV actress, ¡°There was a time when people told me you are over exposed because of television. For some time, I tried to hide it from producers and tell them I did TV only for a year but I realised later that 'Why am I doing this?' Isn't it going to be easier for a team to get someone who already knows how to do their lines?¡±.
Kudos to Surveen for being such a braveheart.
