Indian TV actress Prachi Desai has said that she was asked
for sexual favours in order to be cast in a ‘big film’ but she refused to give
in. She added that the director called her, even after she turned down the
offer, and she reiterated her stand.
In 2006, Prachi made her acting debut with the popular TV show
Kasamh Se, in which she played the lead role opposite Ram Kapoor. She
transitioned to films in 2008 with Rock On and has since starred in films such
as Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Bol Bachchan and Azhar.
Talking to movie website Bollywood Bubble, Prachi said, “I
think very direct propositions were made to get cast in a certain film, a big
film, but I have outright said no. Even after that director has called me,
after saying no, I have still said that I am not interested in your film.”
Prachi Desai was recently seen in the thriller Silence...
Can You Hear It? as a police officer. Directed by Aban Bharucha Deohans, the
film also starred Manoj Bajpayee, Arjun Mathur and Sahil Vaid. It came out on
Zee5 last month.
In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, Prachi talked
about taking up fewer projects as she did not want to do repetitive roles.
While she agreed that there is pressure to be seen on screen and even pay
bills, she said that she did not succumb to it.
“Had I let that pressure get to me, I would have agreed to
all the offers that came to me. I got many roles with great directors and
stories but I felt the role wouldn’t benefit me in any way. The roles didn’t
add anything to my career so I’d to let go of those films. It comes from the
space of being strong-minded and knowing what I want. Being in the limelight
wasn’t my goal as anyway I shy away from it,” she said.
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