Veteran choreographer Saroj Khan has apologised for defending the casting couch culture. In comments that come in the wake of the #MeToo campaign, which calls out sexual offenders, Khan put the onus on the woman and said the casting couch was not a new phenomenon. She was responding to a question from a journalist on Telugu actor Sri Reddy stripping in protest against the casting couch culture in the Telugu film industry. Tum film industry ke peeche kyun pade ho? I have been very lucky that I never had to face casting couch,” he said.

Source: Hindustan Times April 24, 2018 11:48 UTC