Sonali Kulkarni Casting Couch Experience: Sonali Kulkarni is counted among those actresses of the industry, who have done brilliant work in Marathi and Hindi film industry. These days Sonali Kulkarni is in discussion about her latest film 'The Paradise'. Sonali has shown her strength in many hit films like 'Dil Chahta Hai' and 'Singham', but it was not so easy for Sonali to reach this position. He suffered a lot in his career. Sonali had to endure a lot of taunts because of her dark skin.
Recently, in one of her latest interviews, Sonali Kulkarni spoke openly about the experience of her work with Nana Patekar, the taunts she received for Rang and the casting couch she faced. She told how once a director had demanded her to come wearing a saree to a deserted set. Let's know about Sonali Kulkarni's casting couch experience…
The story of being invited wearing a fake set and saree
In an interview given to Hutterfly YouTube channel, Sonali Kulkarni made a shocking revelation while sharing her casting couch experience. She told that a secretary had told her that the director had called her to meet him wearing a saree.
After this, they were called to a fake setup in a building in a deserted area, which looked like someone's house to Sonali. The director asked him to come inside a room on the pretext of narrating a story. But as soon as Sonali stepped inside the room, she saw that there was nothing else in the room except a bed, due to which the atmosphere there seemed completely strange.
Sonali ran away from the set after feeling scared and uncomfortable
Immediately realizing the seriousness of the matter and the strange atmosphere of the room, Sonali decided to leave from there without any delay. Recalling that incident, the actress said that she immediately said, “I am leaving.” She felt very uncomfortable at that place and at that time she was not even able to explain why she was running away from there.
Sonali further told that that film was made and released later, but she felt bad for those who might have worked with that director. While sharing his learning, he said that if you ever feel that something is wrong, it is better to run away from there without thinking.
Heard lewd taunts from people in the audience
Sonali Kulkarni is one of the few actresses in the industry who had to face a lot of discrimination and taunts in her initial days due to her dark complexion. During the conversation, she told that when she went for casting, many times people used to taunt her on her complexion.
People even used to say that their daughters were more beautiful than Sonali. Sonali shared the pain of her first audition, saying that when she was just 16 years old, a woman taunted her and said, “Why have you come here for the audition? Don't you know that black girls don't look good on camera?”
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Sonali now feels proud of her childhood taunts
Expressing grief, Sonali said that if she had had some courage at that time, she would have given a befitting reply to that woman and asked why such things were being said to a child.
However, his perspective has changed with time. Recalling today's time, Sonali proudly says that she had to become darker for the film 'Paradise' and now she feels completely proud of her skill.
Sonali spoke on working with Nana Patekar
In the same interview, Sonali also mentioned her experience of working with veteran actor Nana Patekar. He told that there have been many heated arguments and fights with Nana Patekar on the sets and even in the taxi, but today both of them are good friends. He also said that unless you know Nana Patekar closely, people may have misconceptions about his nature.
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