TV star Sanaya Irani had a bitter experience in Bollywood, she was body-shaming and pressured to wear a bikini

Famous TV actress Sanaya Irani became a household name with TV shows like 'Mile Jab Hum Tum' and 'Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon'. However, her experience in Bollywood was bitter, about which the actress spoke openly in her recent interview.

Sanaya Irani told how she was pressured to wear a bikini to get a role in a film with a big hero.

Sanaya Irani recalled an incident in an interview to Hotterfly, when she was asked to wear a bikini, because many big actors were involved in that project. She also told that many times she was also shamed for being thin.

When Sanaya became a victim of body shaming

Sanaya Irani was asked in the interview if she had faced casting couch. Recalling an incident that happened with her in the South, she said, "Long ago, a guy from the South wanted to meet me for a film. At that time, I did not want to do films, but, he was desperate to meet me. So I just went and after the meeting he said that 'we need an actress with a little body'. To this I said that 'that's not who I am. Sometimes, I think people meet girls in the industry to know if she has slept with someone or not."

Bad experience in Bollywood

Talking about Bollywood, Sanaya recalled another incident when she was asked to call a Bollywood director. The actress said that there was a lot of misunderstanding about that project, as she was told that she was auditioning for a music video, but it was a film. Sanaya Irani finally agreed to call and when she did, she was told to call him later, as he was in a meeting.

Pressured to wear bikini

After calling again, during the conversation Sanaya Irani felt that the director was being rude towards her and she was not in a mood to tolerate it. When the actress clearly asked the reason for calling her, the director said, "I am making a big film, there are many big heroes in it and you have to wear a bikini. On this I said, 'What is my character?' So he said, 'Do you have no problem in wearing a bikini?' He was behaving a little rudely with me and I hung up the phone."