Exclusive: There's so much sex being thrown around, says Nihalani on casting couch

Julie 2, which deals with the casting couch in Bollywood, promises to shock purist and probably give the CBFC sleepless nights.

Update: 2017-09-04 18:49 GMT
Pahlaj Nihalani

Having bid his role as the CBFC chairperson goodbye, Pahlaj Nihalani is ready to shock the audiences as a producer. His first step back into production post-CBFC is Julie 2, a follow-up to director Deepak Shivdasani’s 2004 film Julie, which starred Neha Dhupia. 

Julie 2, which deals with the casting couch in Bollywood, promises to shock purist and probably give the CBFC sleepless nights. Pahlaj, who is the presenter and all-India distributor of Julie 2, says, “Julie 2 will shock the nation. It is a true mirror of what young people have to go through in the film industry.”

Nihalani says young aspirants who are not children of the film industry are sexually exploited in Bollywood. “Children from the film industry are spared for obvious reasons. But young people from outside are not spared. Not only by producers. And it’s not just girls who are exploited. It’s also boys who are sexually exploited by casting directors, casting agents and middlemen. Many of these middlemen  are actually pimps. They promise roles to boys and girls in exchange of sexual favours on behalf of actors,producers, casting directors.” Nihalani says sexual exploitation of strugglers is  rampant in the entertainment industry. “There is so much sex being thrown around. Julie 2 is about one  such exploited struggler played by newcomer  Raai Laxmi.” Now that he is, on the other end, of the firing line how does Pahlaj think his film will be treated by the CBFC? “Well, it is a film for adults. So I expect an ‘A’ certificate. I would have given it an ‘A’ certificate if it came during my tenure as a chairperson. Hasn’t the board decided to be liberal? This is their chance to prove it.”                                                                     

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