Beep with him) since the project was worth crores. Now, even male actors are subjected to similar overtures, Khan said.
Veteran film publicist Rajoo Kariya says, One out of every five aspirants is a victim of the male casting couch. Not just freshers, even known actors are victimised. Sonu is just one of them who chose to speak out. Why blame us when the models themselves make offers and we put it forward to the concerned clients? asked Hanif Mohd, a model coordinator based in the suburbs, who has around 2,500 male actors and models enrolled with him. He claims that at least 1,500 of them are bisexuals.
According to Mahesh Bhatt what makes the men make their moves even more freely today is the fact that Its an indication of changing times. As the elite class is getting more comfortable with alternate sexuality there is an acceptance of their preferences. The matter of course goes out of hand when it is forced upon someone.
Sonu further states, It was time that we had to bring this issue up because it is being misused unabashedly. I recall a few years back my brother in law Ravi, who was an aspiring model, was given an indecent proposal by a famous name in the industry. Shocked and surprised the poor guy left his dream.
Interestingly, its not only Sonu who has a quirky tale to tell. Publicist Dale Bhagwagar who is the spokesperson for actors Shilpa Shetty and Shiney Ahuja relates, Some years ago, Jha would call me in his capacity as a journalist to get in touch with the stars through me. During this time he started this strange practice of singing couplets for me. He would write poems praising me and would glorify me in his conversations. I used to have a hearty laugh over all this but I soon realized that this guy is up to something really strange.
Model Aashish Chaudhary agrees by saying, Male casting couch on the ramp exists and its a sick thing but then there are people who resort to 












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