Ankita Lokhande Reveals SHOCKING Casting Couch Experience, Was Asked 'Producer Ke Saath Sona Padega'

Several actors have so far opened up about facing the casting couch, the latest on the list is Ankita Lokhande. A month after walking out of the Bigg Boss 17 house, Ankita was speaking to a media portal recently when she recalled facing a shocking casting couch experience at the age of 19. The Pavitra Rishta actress claimed she had auditioned for a South movie following which she was asked to sleep with the producer.

“Maine South film ke liye audition diya that. Mujhe call aaya ki aap sign karne aa jao. Mai bahot khush thi, toh maine apni maa ko bola main sign kar ke aati hu. Mujhe bhi doubt tha ki itni aasani se kaise hua (I auditioned for a South Indian film. I got a call and they asked me to come and sign the project. I was very happy, and I told my mom that I was going to sign this project. However, I wondered how did I get selected for the project so easily)?” Ankita told Hautterfly recently.

“Jab main sign karne gayi toh sirf mujhe andar bulaya aur meri coordinator ko rukne ko kaha. Mujhe bola gaya, ‘You have to compromise.’ I was just 19 at the time. Tabhi mera ‘Heroine banna hai’ wala phase chal raha tha (When I went there, I was called inside alone without my coordinator. They asked me I will have to compromise. I wanted to become a ‘heroine’ in that phase of my life),” the actress continued.

However, what happened next shocked Ankita. She was asked to sleep with the producer. “I played smart and asked again, then they told me, ‘Aapko producer ke sath sona padega (you will have to sleep with the producer).’ I told him that, ‘I don’t think your producer needs talent. He just needs a girl to sleep with, and I am not that one’ and I just walked off,” she revealed.

Ankita Lokhande became a household name after she starred as Archana in the popular show Pavitra Rishta. In the show, her chemistry with Sushant Singh Rajput was widely loved by all. After Pavitra Rishta, Ankita was also seen in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. She recently also participated in Bigg Boss 17. Next, Ankita is gearing up for the release of her movie, Swatantra Veer Savarkar.