Mouni Roy reveals troubling misconduct experience in Bollywood at age 21: "The man literally held my face and..."

Mouni Roy shares traumatic experience in Bollywood

Mouni Roy has recently shared a troubling incident from her early days in the industry. The actress revealed that while she never went through the casting couch, she did encounter startling misconduct at the young age of 21.

In an interview with Apoorva Mukhija on Spice It Up, Mouni was asked whether she had ever been on the casting couch or experienced mistreatment in Bollywood.

Mouni responded by recalling, “Casting couch toh nahi hua, but badtameezi hui hai(Never faced casting couch but was misbehaved with). I was 21-22 years old, and I had gone to someone’s office where people were there inside the office where narration was being given.”

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“Suddenly, there was a scene where the girl falls into the swimming pool, she loses consciousness, and the hero gets her out and gives her mouth-to-mouth respiration, and she gains consciousness,” added the actress.

However, the actress didn’t reveal if it was an actor, director or casting agent who misbehaved with her.

Mouni continued, “The man literally held my face and showed me mouth-to-mouth respiration. Uss 1 split second main mujhe samajh hi nahi aaya mere saath kya hua (I didn’t understand what happened with me in that split second).”

She further noted, “I started shaking and I ran down. It really scarred me for a real long time.”

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For the unversed, Mouni Roy is known for her stellar performance in TV shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kasturi, Devon Ke Dev Mahadev, and Naagin.

The actress made her Bollywood debut in the 2018 film Gold, which also starred Akshay Kumar in the lead. Her credits also include Romeo Akbar Walter, Made in China, and Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva.

Mouni is currently gearing up to star in the romantic comedy film Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, slated to release next year.