Mandana Karimi On Sajid Khan: Casting couch is not new in Bollywood. Many actresses have exposed this dark truth of B-Town, behind the glamor of glamour, many actresses had to become victims of casting couch when they were forced to sleep with the director or do bad work in exchange for a role in the films. However, many actresses have opposed it and have also raised their voice against it. Actress Mandana Karimi, who has appeared in many Bollywood films, had also once revealed that a director had tried to do obscene acts with her during an audition.
Mandana Karimi had accused Sajid Khan
In fact, in 2018, when the MeToo (#MeToo) movement gained momentum, Mandana had made many serious allegations against film maker Sajid Khan. During an interview, Mandana had revealed that she was offered a role in the 2014 film ‘Humshakals’ and in this connection she had gone to Sajid Khan’s office and he had made lewd comments on her.
Mandana was asked to take off her clothes
Mandanna had said, “I was in talks at the casting stage for Sajid Khan’s Humshakals. My manager and I went to his office. After meeting producer Vashu Bhagnani, I was in a room with Sajid. She said, ‘ Lovely pictures but you have to take off your clothes. If I like what I see, you can get this role.” Mandana had said that she was surprised to hear these words of Sajid.
Left Bollywood because of Sajid
There was a lot of uproar when Sajid Khan, who was trapped in Me Too allegations, was given entry in Bigg Boss 16. In an interview, Mandana Karimi had expressed her displeasure over Sajid Khan being cast in Bigg Boss 16 and had said that she no longer wants to work in an industry where women are not respected. The actress had said, “I do not want to work in Bollywood because there is no respect for women in the industry.”
Mandana’s marriage also did not work out
Bigg Boss 9 contestant Mandana Karimi married businessman Gaurav Gupta in March 2017. But their marriage turned sour in just three months. The actress had filed a case of domestic violence against her husband in July 2017.
Mandana Karimi Career
Mandana Karimi, born in Tehran, Iran, was an air hostess. Then he tried his hand in modeling. Mandana has Shahrukh KhanAlso did TV ads with Saif Ali Khan. The actress also worked in Bollywood films like ‘Roy’, ‘Kya Kool Hain Hum 3’ and ‘Main Aur Charles’. Mandana was also seen as a contestant in the 9th season of Salman Khan’s reality show ‘Bigg Boss’.
