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Prachi Desai on casting couch: Actress reveals filmmaker called her even after she said 'NO' (Details)

Prachi Desai recently opened up about her casting couch experience. It was in order to get a role in a 'big film' but she said 'NO'.

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Richa Barua
Published : Apr 19 2021, 01:16 PM IST| Updated : Apr 19 2021, 01:21 PM IST
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<p>Bollywood actress Prachi Desai recently revealed that she was asked for sexual favours to be cast in a ‘big film’, but she said no. The 'Rock On' actress added that the director called her, even after turning down the proposal, and she repeated her stand.</p>

<p>Bollywood actress Prachi Desai recently revealed that she was asked for sexual favours to be cast in a ‘big film’, but she said no. The 'Rock On' actress added that the director called her, even after turning down the proposal, and she repeated her stand.</p>

Bollywood actress Prachi Desai recently revealed that she was asked for sexual favours to be cast in a ‘big film’, but she said no. The 'Rock On' actress added that the director called her, even after turning down the proposal, and she repeated her stand.

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<p>After that, she was seen in films like Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Bol Bachchan and Azhar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After that, she was seen in films like Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Bol Bachchan and Azhar.&nbsp;</p>

After that, she was seen in films like Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Bol Bachchan and Azhar. 

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<p>Talking to 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.”</p>

<p>Talking to 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.”</p>

Talking to 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.”

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<p>In an old interview with Hindustan Times, Prachi had spoken about why she was seen less on screen in the last few years. Prachi was quoted as saying, "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."</p>

<p>In an old interview with Hindustan Times, Prachi had spoken about why she was seen less on screen in the last few years. Prachi was quoted as saying, "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."</p>

In an old interview with Hindustan Times, Prachi had spoken about why she was seen less on screen in the last few years. Prachi was quoted as saying, "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."

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<p>On the work front, Prachi was recently seen in the thriller Silence... Can You Hear It? as a police officer. The film also starred Manoj Bajpayee, Arjun Mathur and Sahil Vaid.</p>

<p>On the work front, Prachi was recently seen in the thriller Silence... Can You Hear It? as a police officer. The film also starred Manoj Bajpayee, Arjun Mathur and Sahil Vaid.</p>

On the work front, Prachi was recently seen in the thriller Silence... Can You Hear It? as a police officer. The film also starred Manoj Bajpayee, Arjun Mathur and Sahil Vaid.

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Richa Barua
With over two decades of experience in top media outlets like Times of India, International Business Times, and India Today, Richa currently leads Newsable and MyNation (Entertainment and Lifestyle) non-news team at Asianet News Network. Her expertise includes celebrity interviews, audience growth, and content strategy, backed by an Executive Program in Digital Marketing from IIM Calcutta, along with a journalism degree from Delhi University, a master's in media studies and corporate communications.
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