Last Updated: November 22, 2023, 14:13 IST
Vichitra opens up on quitting acting.
Vichitra opens up on quitting acting due to casting couch.
On the latest episode of Bigg Boss 7 Tamil, former actor Vichitra recollected her time in showbiz, and revealed about facing casting couch. She had quit acting almost 20 years ago. She also shared that despite filing a complain with the union, there was no action taken against the perpetrators. She also hinted that it was on the sets of a film.
Vichitra shared that it was back in 2000 that she quit acting, when a lead actor and the men on the film’s team misbehaved with her. “There was a party, where I met a very famous hero. He didn’t even ask my name, and asked me to come to his room. I was shocked because I didn’t understand what kind of gesture that was. I went back to my room and slept, but I began facing issues during the shoot. I’ve never faced such issues in Tamil cinema,” she shared.
Vichitra claimed that were shooting outdoors one day in a dense area where a commotion took place. “I felt someone touching me inappropriately and at first I thought it was a mistake,” she said, adding, “When I caught the guy and took him to the stunt master, he slapped me in front of the entire unit. It left me with bruises. I couldn’t tell my parents, so I told my friend who encouraged me to complain to the union.” She added.
The yesteryear actress added that the situation got worse. “My husband was the manager of the 3-star hotel we were staying at. Him and his team did their best to keep me safe and would change my rooms every day. I still remember the banging noise and how scared I felt back then. My husband wasn’t even my friend then, he did it out of kindness,” she said.
She added, “The incident was talked about in newspapers back then,” and claimed, “It was an ugly procedure and I met lawyers. No one came to the court hearings and my wounds had healed by then. The head of the union asked me to forget everything and get back to work. I thought my career was over but my husband questioned why I even wanted to work in an industry that didn’t respect me. He was the only one who stood by me through the court ordeal.”
