When Neena Gupta shared her scary casting couch experience

Basking in the success of her latest released film 'Lust Stories 2', Neena Gupta is an inspiration to many. She always lived life in her own terms and set examples for generations to come. However, she also had her own share of struggles in the industry. In her autobiography, Neena opened up about her casting couch incident that led her 'blood froze'. Recalling the incident, Neena wrote that she received a call from the producer, who worked in the South Indian film industry, who asked her to see him at a hotel. After finishing her performance at the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai's Juhu, she went to see the producer as the hotel was close by. She also mentioned, "My basic instinct told me to not go upstairs. That I should ask him to come down to the lobby instead". But she reached there anyhow out of fear of missing the chance. After a lot of discussion and talking, the producer finally, talked about the part he was offering her. "'So, what's my role, sir?' I asked him finally when he paused to catch his breath. 'The heroine's friend,' he said. When he explained it to me, it seemed like a very small part. 'Ok ... I have to go now, sir' I said, 'My friends are waiting for me.'....'Go? Where? as he seemed genuinely shocked and then asked “Aren't you going to spend the night here?' Suddenly, I felt like someone had just poured a bucket of ice water on my head. Khoon sookh gaya," Neena wrote in her autobiography. The producer then thrust her bag and even told her that she wasn't being forced to do anything, following which Neena ran out of the place. For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.

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