Casting Couch is a Reality: Ranveer Singh

Band Baaja Baaraat fame Ranveer Singh admits that the casting couch does exist in the Hindi film industry. But it’s not prevalent in the higher rungs of the industry.

According to Ranveer it’s the small time casting directors and agents who try to exploit newcomers.

“Unfortunately the casting couch exists in our industry. I don't think it exists in the high rung studios because the stakes are too high, the money involved and the people involved are too professional,” the 25-year-old told reporters in Mumbai.

“But at the lower rung, smaller casting directors and agents... give the fraternity a bad name.”

Ranveer, a panelist at the ongoing FICCI-FRAMES Conclave, revealed that in his struggling days he too met such people.

“Fortunately or unfortunately, I did have the experience of meeting such sleazy gentleman. So it definitely exists,” he said.