The real victims of the casting couch

...are directors, according to a new film to be made on Bollywood's worst-kept secret

...are directors, according to a new film to be made on Bollywood's worst-kept secret

With Bollywood newcomers accusing filmmakers of sexual advances, one filmmaker has decided to make a movie on the subject. Tentatively titled Kasak, Rohit Jugraj's story is that of a young starlet who wrongly accuses a filmmaker.

Director Rohit Jugraj

Jugraj says, "I began writing a script from the perspective of a starlet, who says she is a victim of the casting couch. Gradually, we move away from her viewpoint and realise that she has been making up stories. I was inspired by a French film with a similar plot where at mid-point we realise the protagonist is lying to us."

Jugraj says he began thinking along these lines "since the time accusations of sexual misconduct were made against a powerful director of heroine-centric films," referring to accusations made against Madhur Bhandarkar.