Rota rota ghar gaya: Bigg Boss 17's Abhishek Kumar recalls casting couch incident
Actor Abhishek Kumar, known for 'Bigg Boss 17', recently recalled a traumatic casting couch experience he faced during his initial years in the entertainment industry.He said that the disturbing incident made him reconsider his career aspirations in Mumbai.Abhishek, in an interview with Pinkvilla, stated that someone touched him inappropriately while offering him work in return for personal favours.
He said, "Mere saath ek incident ho gaya tha. Touchy-touchy sa kuch ho gaya tha (An incident took place with me when someone touched me inappropriately)."advertisement"Koi gay tha Bombay mein dedh, do mahino ke baad. Toh main darr gaya tha (He was gay. This was when I was in Mumbai for almost two months. I got really scared)," Abhishek added.The actor further said, "Matlab kuch aisa hua nahi tha but usne mere saath try kiya ki tujhe aisa karna padega tabhi tu aage badh sakta hain (Nothing happened, but I was told that you have to do these things, only then can you move forward)."Abhishek also admitted that he had lied to his parents that he was in Delhi instead of Mumbai.He said, "Aur maine ghar pe nahi bataya tha ki main Bombay mein hu. Unko bataya tha ki mein Delhi mein training kar raha hoon (I had not told at home that I was in Mumbai, they knew I was in Delhi)."advertisement"Toh maine Mummy ko call kiya aur maine Mummy ko bataya ki mere saath aisa hua hain rote hue. She said waapis aja. Maine agley din train ki ticket li general ki (I called my mother and told her what happened with me in tears. She told me to come back home, and the next day I booked my tickets)," he went on.The actor further said, "Main general main baithha hu aur main rota rota waapis ghar jaa raha hoon. First time main chala gaya tha ki mereko iss industry mein nahi sana, bohot mushkil hai (I cried in the general compartment and returned home. That was the first time when I thought I cannot make it in this industry, it is very hard)."Abhishek was the runner-up on the Salman Khan-hosted reality show 'Bigg Boss 17.'He is best known for Hindi television shows like 'Udaariyaan' and 'Bekaboo.'Must Watch
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