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Producer ask Marathi actress Shruti Marathe to sleep with him, she shut him with a fitting reply

Speed News Desk 5 April 2019, 13:45 IST

Producer ask Marathi actress Shruti Marathe to sleep with him, she shut him with a fitting reply

Marathi actress Shruti Marathe while sharing her story in Humans of Bombay revealed the dark side of the glamour world. The actress is a prominent name in Marathi film industry and recently in her interaction she revealed about casting couch and trolling.

"Over the years I've been celebrated in the limelight & shamed behind the camera. People have a misconception that actors lead a comfortable life and always feel good about themselves - that's not true. Whether we like it or not, whether we feel right or not, we have to be the best versions of ourselves. There are no 'bad days,'" Shruti said.

 

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In the initial stage of her career, she was asked to wear a bikini for a Tamil film. "I agreed without thinking twice. Questions like, 'How are you going to shoot it?' or 'Is it required?' didn't even cross my mind. I was getting an opportunity to be in a film & that's all that mattered!" She added.

 

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However, from no way the Bikini scene turned out a horrible incident for Shruti after some years later. She became a household name after that scene in the Tamil film. "People looked me up and stumbled upon the bikini scene. I was trolled for the way I looked and how it was shot. Do you know how much that damages your self-esteem? I put myself out there without any barriers - but I wasn't accepted; I was objectified. I still continued working as if it didn't bother me," she said.

 

She also shared the horrible incident when a producer asked her to compromise on getting a role in the film. "Once I met a producer who'd offered me a lead role. At first he was professional, but soon he began using the words, 'compromise' & 'one night'. I couldn't let this slip so I asked him, 'If you want me to sleep with you, who are you making the hero sleep with?' He was stunned. I immediately informed others of his behaviour & they asked him to leave the project," Shruti said.

 

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“I’ve been in this industry since I was 16 years old. Over the years I’ve been celebrated in the limelight & shamed behind the camera. People have a misconception that actors lead a comfortable life & always feel good about themselves–that’s not true. Whether we like it or not, whether we feel right or not, we have to be the best versions of ourselves. There are no ‘bad days’. I remember, early on in my career, for a south film, I was asked to wear a bikini–I agreed without thinking twice. Questions like, ‘How are you going to shoot it?’ or ‘Is it required?’ didn’t even cross my mind. I was getting an opportunity to be in a film & that’s all that mattered! Years later when I gained popularity in a Marathi show, people looked me up & stumbled upon the bikini scene. I was trolled for the way I looked & how it was shot. Do you know how much that damages your self-esteem? I put myself out there without any barriers–but I wasn’t accepted; I was objectified. I still continued working as if it didn’t bother me. But I had a dream. I’d worked so hard & was finally moving forward, I wasn’t going to let it go–just because someone else had a problem, they weren’t in my shoes & would never know what it felt like. Slowly, I made myself tougher. Once I met a producer who’d offered me a lead role. At first he was professional, but soon he began using the words, ‘compromise’ & ‘one night’. I couldn’t let this slip so I asked him, ‘If you want me to sleep with you, who are you making the hero sleep with?’ He was stunned. I immediately informed others of his behaviour & they asked him to leave the project. All it took was one minute of being fearless–that day, I didn’t just stand up for me... I stood up for every woman who’s been objectified & judged for simply being who she is; for simply being ambitious. Why should the archaic rules of society & today's so-called modern world stop me? My clothes don’t define me–my talent does, my hard work does, my success does & I think it’s high time, people realise that.” ----- HoB with #FlipOnErosNow brings to you stories of people who have dealt with uncertainties and insecurities that life throws your way and have emerged triumphant

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The actress is getting an appreciation for her action and her response to the producer who asked her to compromise.

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