Just Today, The Opinionated Indian, under the guise of a blind item, raised a major red flag regarding the darker side of Bollywood’s powerful figures. It suggests an A-list producer with a past excellent box office performance, whose closeness to affluence and power is said to bring the suffering actresses to very unpleasant and even exploitative places.

Blind Item

This producer is an A-list Bollywood celeb. He has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. He had a terrific box office track record, but the past few years have been tough. He continues to produce several movies & has also ventured into real estate. He is extremely wealthy. As per a source struggling actresses should not trust him blindly. An actress who auditioned for a role in his movie was called to his office. Upon reaching his office, she was asked to go to his cabin, where the producer met her. A politician from a powerful party then came to the cabin & sat next to the actress. The producer then exited from citing some inane reason. The politician then started touching the actress inappropriately. The struggling actress felt uncomfortable & bolted from the producer's office.

The industry insiders who talk in whispers after the blind item imply that the allegation is not solitary but rather a part of a wider pattern that is often discussed in the inner circles of Bollywood. Sources say that the intersection of big money, political access, and untenable newcomers tends to weaken boundaries with young actresses often being the ones who are most affected. These tales are commonly told in whispers since very few want to take the risk of losing their jobs for speaking out against the powerful who are not in the open.

Besides, the prevailing tension is the rumor of the day about certain producers being the bridge between film projects and Arabs, thereby, professional lines getting blurred under the pretext of "networking" or "favor exchanges." Though nothing has been proved and no names mentioned, still these blind items are the ones that keep the debate alive around the casting couch culture being deeply entrenched, despite the public discussions on accountability and reform.

Right now, the silence from the powerful ones only serves to reinforce the idle talk. Lots of people are of the opinion that the industry as a whole has to deal with these truths, however, uncomfortable, before blind items will be the only way left to crack out such stories that are cryptic, controversial, and discomforting and are the reminders of the power imbalance that is still the case in Bollywood.

Our Guess

Producer- Sajid Nadiadwala