The Kapil Sharma Show fame Upasana Singh recalls shocking casting couch experience; says, “Didn’t leave my room for 7 days, would cry nonstop”

Upasana Singh is best known for her roles in Judwaa, Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, and Comedy Nights with Kapil. She has been missing from the screen for quite some time. However, she recently recounted her journey, and it has not been easy. The actress recollects how she had lost out on some big movies for various reasons. Upasana shares how she faced a casting couch via a South director and lost a film with Anil Kapoor when she refused.

Upasana Singh on casting couch experience

In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, she shared, “A big South film director had signed me for a film opposite Anil Kapoor. I used to take my mother or sister whenever I visited the director’s office. One day, he asked me why I always bring them with me. He called me at 11:30 at night and asked me to come to a hotel for a ‘sitting’. I insisted that I will listen to the story the next day since I didn’t have a car to reach there. But then he asked, ‘Nahi, tum sitting ka matlab nahi samjhi?’“

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“Phir mera sardaarni vala dimaag satka. His office was in Bandra and the next morning, I went there. He was having a meeting with three to four people. His secretary asked me to wait outside but I didn’t. I barged in and abused him in front of those people in Punjabi for nearly five minutes continuously. But when I left his office, I remembered that I had informed a lot of people that I had signed the film with Anil. I couldn’t stop crying while walking on the footpath,” Upasana said.

Opening up on the impact of the incident, she said, “I didn’t leave my room for seven days. I would cry nonstop, wondering what I would tell people. But those seven days made me stronger. I was like ‘teri aisi ki taisi’. My mother worked hard to support me. I thought about her and decided I will not leave the film industry.”

In addition to her work in Hindi films, Upasana has also showcased her talent in Punjabi cinema.

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