Actor Aradhana Sharma of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fame, who also appeared in the reality show Splitsvilla, recently opened up about having faced the casting couch and how she dealt with it.

According to HT, Aradhana said that a casting agent made inappropriate advances on her and that the experience was ghastly for her that she couldn’t share it with anyone for days. 

She said, "An incident did happen to me and I can never forget it in my entire life. It happened four-five years back. I was studying in Pune then. It happened in my home town Ranchi. There was a person, who was doing casting in Mumbai. I was doing modeling assignments in Pune and hence was a bit known. I went to Ranchi as he said he is casting for some role. We were doing script reading in a room and he was trying to touch me. I couldn’t figure out what was happening. I just remember pushing him, opening the door, and running away. I couldn’t share this with anyone for a few days. It was a love scene reading script. It was very bad." 

She was then asked if the incident pushed her away from the profession. To which she responded saying, "I started having trust issues. I can’t stay with a man in one room. I can’t even stay with my papa. This has happened to me. I was 19/20 years old then. I couldn’t let anyone touch me. I used to feel so bad. It was a very bad experience for me. My mother and I wanted to confront him but then our family members stopped." 

She also said that her role in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah brought her recognition. She told a leading daily, "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah brought a boom to my career. I have received so much love.”

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