POPULAR ACTOR RECALLS CASTING COUCH EXPERIENCE: ‘I’LL GIVE YOU LEAD ROLE IF YOU SHOW ME YOUR TOOL’

“A casting director had told me, ‘I’ll give you the lead role if you showed me your tool.’ I told him I’m straight and I politely refused his offer," he was quoted as saying.

"Initially, there used to be auditions where they would take your solo test. Then suddenly, the number started increasing and there would be 50 people in the same room. When I protested, they asked me to leave. So I have faced rejections," he further spoke of his initial days in the industry.

“Also, I’m well equipped to handle failure now because of the failures I saw at the very beginning of my career. Had I never witnessed the lows, I don’t think I would be able to handle it if it came now. Everything changes every Friday. I have just been lucky to have a few great Fridays in the last two-three years," he concluded.