India, July 21 -- Actor Kalki Koechlin has opened up about her personal experiences with casting couch, shedding light on the subtle and sometimes overt forms of sexual harassment that persist in the film industry. In a conversation with Zoom, Kalki revealed how these moments, though often ignored or normalised, can leave a lasting psychological impact.

In the interview, Kalki recalled one such incident that occurred while she was still a student in London and had gone to Cannes as a promo girl for Nokia phones.

"One was in Cannes. I wasn't even an actor yet, just a student working as a promo girl selling Nokia phones. An Indian producer, who knew someone connected to my mother, invited me to his film screening. Later, he asked me out t...