Niti Taylor recalls casting couch ordeal with Telugu film director: “You will have to sleep with me for it this time”
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The Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan star opened up that the disturbing phone call left her shocked and prompted her to step away from films.
Adding to this, Recounting the incident, Niti shared the director allegedly made an inappropriate demand in exchange for offering her another role. Describing how she reacted to the proposition, the star shared, "The director who did the first movie with me called me for another movie when we were done with it. Then he shared, 'But you will have to sleep with me for it this time.' You do not realise, you do not know how to react. I just cut the call, I blocked his number, I called up my mom, and I'm like, imagine that buddha, old man."
Meanwhile, Niti further explained that although she had previously noticed the filmmaker behaving in ways she found questionable around other women, she had not anticipated being subjected to such a proposition herself. The incident left her so shocked that she decided to distance herself from the movie industry.
Notably, Reflecting on how the experience affected her professional choices, she added, "I saw him with other chicks and stuff like that. I never knew when he would try this with me. That's when I decided I would never do any movies ever again. I was just taken aback, and I only blocked him. I did not tell this to anyone because I was zapped. You just come like..."
As per the latest buzz, Niti made her Telugu movie debut in 2012 with the romantic drama Mem Vayasuku Vacham , directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina and produced by Bekkam Venugopal. Following the experience she described, the star shifted her focus towards television, where she went on to establish herself as a familiar face among Indian audiences.
In further updates, She rose to widespread popularity for playing Nandini Murthy in the youth-oriented series Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan, opposite Parth Samthaan. The show's popularity led to multiple subsequent seasons, further strengthening her fan following. Over the years, Niti has also appeared in television shows including Ghulaam, Ishqbaaaz and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2. She was last seen in the Amazon Prime Video reality series Alliance.
On top of that, Her latest account offers a glimpse into the difficult experiences she says shaped her early career and influenced her decision to concentrate on television rather than pursue further movie projects at the time.
Source: Bollywood Hungama