Minissha Lamba recalls casting couch experience, says she has been asked to 'meet for dinner'

In a recent interview, actor Minissha Lamba, who is known for her roles in films like 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.', 'Bachna Ae Haseeno', 'Bheja Fry 2' among others, disclosed that she has experienced the 'casting couch' in the industry. Minissha said that while she has faced it a few times and has been asked to 'meet for dinner' to discuss a film, she learnt how to handle it all by herself by insisting on meeting only in offices and pretending not to catch on to the inference. She also revealed that on few occasions, she has been ghosted for not giving in to the proposal.

Minissha, who is making a comeback in Raaj Aashoo’s movie Kutub Minar that also star Karanvir Bohra, said in an interview with RJ Siddharth Kanan, "I think in any industry where there are men, a lot of men are going to try. This industry is not any different. I definitely have faced things like the person not confirming for the film and saying, 'Why don’t you meet for dinner? Let's talk.' And I am like, 'No, why don't we meet in the office? I don't know about dinner but I am definitely free, we can set up a time and meet in the office tomorrow, if you want to discuss further.' I have handled it like that. It has not happened much to me to my face. But whenever it has happened, I have handled it in a way where I have pretended not to understand what you are saying."

On being asked if she has been snubbed for not acting on the proposal, Minissha said, "Yes, one or two times, it happened. And then those projects didn't take off only."

For the unversed, Minissha made her Bollywood debut with 'Yahaan' in 2005. She was last seen in 2017 in the film 'Bhoomi'.