Abhishek Kumar Opens Up On Casting Couch: "I Got Scared..."

Abhishek Kumar's rise to fame with his stint in 'Bigg Boss 17'. Recently, he opened up about his struggling days in the industry, revealing a horrifying experience of being inappropriately touched. Abhishek explained how this traumatic incident left him shattered, and he quickly decided to return to his hometown.

Abhishek Kumar Opens Up On Casting Couch:

In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, Abhishek Kumar revealed, “Voh kareeb 6 months mei aaya tha. Toh mere sath ek incident ho gaya, Gay tha koi jo touchy touchy sa ho gaya tha. (He came approximately after 6 months. So, one incident happened to me. A gay person became touchy-touchy.)"

"I Got Scared..."

Later, he was questioned if this happened on the first day itself, to which Abhishek replied, “1.5-2 mahine ke baad. Toh mai darr gaya tha. Kuch aisa hua nahi tha. Usne aisa try kiya ki ‘Tuje aisa karna padega, tabhi tu aage badh sakta hai'. Maine ye suna tha filmo mai aisa hota hai, interviews mai. Maine kaha real mai toh nahi hota hoga. (It happened after 1.5-2 months. So, I got scared. Nothing happened. He tried and said, ‘You will have to do it then only you can go ahead' I had heard in interviews that it happens in the industry. I thought it wouldn't happen in real)."

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"I Didn't Tell My Family..."

Furthermore, he also recalled lying to his family. “Mai darr gaya tha maine kaha ye kya ho rha hai. Maine ghar pe nahi bataya tha mai Mumbai mei hu. Maine kaha tha mei Delhi mei training kar rha hu, (I was scared, wondering what was happening. I didn't tell my family I was in Mumbai; I told them I was in Delhi for training)," he added.

Abhishek mentioned that he reached out to his mother, who asked him to return home. He continued, “Maine agle din ki train ki ticket li general ki. Aur mei general mai baitha hu, rota rota vapis ghar jaa rha hu (I booked a general train ticket for the next day and sat in the general compartment, returning home in tears)."

He noted that after this incident, he lost the will to pursue his acting dreams and returned home, taking up a job that paid Rs 7,000 per month.

On the work front, Abhishek Kumar has been keeping busy ever since exiting the 'Bigg Boss' house. Currently seen in 'Laughter Chefs 2', he also participated in 'Khatron Ke Khiladi 14', hosted by Rohit Shetty.