Is actor Ananya Chatterjee a victim of casting couch?

Actor Ananya Chatterjee becomes the latest victim of casting couch! Well, it’s not in real life. She is set to play the character of a struggling actress Sohoj from the suburban area in Tanwi Chowdury’s documentary ‘The Bengal Limelight’. In the docu-film, Ananya plays an actress who comes to Tollygunge every day from a small town and receives an indecent proposal from a casting director played by Animesh Bapuli. The docu-fiction shows how actors from suburbs struggle to make their place in the entertainment industry. Does casting couch really exist in Tollywood? Ananya has been in this industry for years and she has played a wide range of characters in TV serials and films. Has she ever faced such a delicate issue of casting couch? The actress claims nobody came to her with such kinds of offers ever but yes, she has heard about it often. Meanwhile, both the director and Animesh, who himself plays the casting director in the docu film says that just like Bollywood casting couch exists in Tollywood as well. Struggling actresses often become a victim of it. Many have admitted this of the camera but no one wants to talk about it in front of the camera. Last week Ananya shot a few important sequences near Gariahat area and she admits although the character’s name is Sahaj it’s a challenging character.Meanwhile, the actress is also playing the female lead opposite Abir Chatterjee in Suman Mukherjee’s film 'Putul Nacher Itikotha'. She's returning to films after six years. Ananya last shot for Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s film 'Tope'.