Vihaan Verma
Vihaan Verma, famous for his acting in the television show ‘Gum Hai Kisi Ke Pyaar Mein’, is in the news these days. He spoke about his casting couch experience at the age of 17. He told how a person had asked him to compromise for casting, which left him shocked. Vihaan said that he was afraid to tell his parents about the incident because he feared they would ask him to leave showbiz. There is going to be a leap of 20 years in this serial. In such a situation, many actors have said goodbye to this show.
Exploited at the age of 17
Vihaan Verma replaced Adish Vaidya to play the role of Mohit Chavan in September 2021. Now Vihaan is leaving ‘Gum Hai Kisi Ke Pyaar Mein’. After the Hema Committee report revealed the dire condition of the Malayalam film industry, its impact was seen in the Bollywood and Hindi television industries as well. Now, Vihaan Verma has spoken about his casting couch experience. The actor was just 17 years old when he was asked to ‘compromise’ to get a role. In an interview given to News18, Vihaan said, ‘I had to face this unfortunate experience at the very beginning of my acting career. During the audition, a person made me a shocking offer.
work-for-work agreement
The TV actor further said, ‘I was asked whether I would compromise physically in exchange for the role. I was just 17 years old and scared. I politely declined and immediately left his office. Initially I was in shock and didn’t know how to react. Being born and brought up in Mumbai, I was aware of such incidents, but I never thought that something like this would happen to me. To protect myself, I decided that no one else should come to me with such proposals. Which causes pain to me or my family.
Vihaan Verma became a hit with this show
‘Gum Hai Kisi Ke Pyaar Mein’ is a remake of the Bengali television show ‘Kusum Dola’. It previously starred Ayesha Singh, Neil Bhatt and Aishwarya Sharma Bhatt. Later, it starred Bhavika Sharma, Shakti Arora and Sumit Singh as the second generation. From June 2024, Hitesh Bhardwaj and Amyra Khurana are seen opposite Aishwarya in this series.