Former actor Vichitra, who has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films, not too long ago stated on Bigg Boss Tamil 7 {that a} casting sofa expertise made her give up appearing twenty years in the past. She stated that regardless of submitting a grievance with the union, no motion was taken towards the perpetrators. Whereas she talked about that it was not on the units of a Tamil movie, a bit of social media customers imagine that she was speaking in regards to the 2001 Balakrishna-starrer Bhalevadivi Basu. (Additionally Learn: Mansoor Ali Khan booked by Chennai police for alleged derogatory remarks towards Trisha; actor refuses to apologise)
‘I had by no means confronted this in Tamil cinema’
The actor stated that the rationale she give up working in films was as a result of in 2000, a lead actor and the lads on the movie’s workforce had misbehaved along with her. “There was a celebration, the place I met a really well-known hero. He didn’t even ask my title, and requested me to come back to his room. I used to be shocked as a result of I didn’t perceive what sort of gesture that was. I went again to my room and slept, however I started going through points through the shoot. I’ve by no means confronted such points in Tamil cinema,” she stated.
‘They touched me inappropriately on units’
Vichitra claimed that they have been capturing outdoor at some point in a dense space the place a commotion takes place. “I felt somebody touching me inappropriately and at first I assumed it was a mistake,” she stated, including, “Once I caught the man and took him to the stunt grasp, he slapped me in entrance of the whole unit. It left me with bruises. I couldn’t inform my mother and father, so I advised my pal who inspired me to complain to the union.”
‘They might bang on my doorways at night time’
Vichitra claims that the state of affairs acquired so worse through the out of doors shoot that males from the unit would get drunk and bang on the doorways at night time. “My husband was the supervisor of the 3-star resort we have been staying at. Him and his workforce did their greatest to maintain me secure and would change my rooms on daily basis. I nonetheless bear in mind the banging noise and the way scared I felt again then. My husband wasn’t even my pal then, he did it out of kindness,” she stated.
‘The union requested why I didn’t strategy the police’
As soon as again house, Vichitra says she complained in regards to the incidents to the union, who requested her why she didn’t strategy the police. “The incident was talked about in newspapers again then,” she claims, including, “It was an unsightly process and I met legal professionals. Nobody got here to the courtroom hearings and my wounds had healed by then. The top of the union requested me to overlook all the things and get again to work. I assumed my profession was over however my husband questioned why I even wished to work in an business that didn’t respect me. He was the one one who stood by me by means of the courtroom ordeal.”
Netizens imagine it’s a Telugu movie
Whereas Vichitra didn’t reveal the language of the movie she was capturing for, many imagine she’s speaking about Balakrishna’s Telugu movie Bhalevadivi Basu, based mostly on her description of the scenes. Some even unearthed clips of the scene they imagine she was speaking about.