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Ravi Kishan recently recalled the early days of his Bollywood career. During this, the actor has revealed the casting couch experience he had in the industry. He has also talked about playing the role of police officer Shyam Manohar in Kiran Rao’s film Lapata Ladies. Ravi Kishan spoke about casting couch During a conversation with Ravi Kishan in the podcast, a question was asked whether casting couch really happened with him in Bollywood.
Responding to which the actor said – Look, in every profession, in every industry, such incidents happen in life, you are beautiful, young, fit but you do not have money. You have to struggle a lot, if you don’t have anything, then such efforts often happen to you. People throw a leaf at you and see if it hits you okay. So many such people had made many attacks on us also.

Made Bollywood debut in the year 1992 with the film Pitambar.
Ravi Kishan said there is no casteism in the industry During the conversation with Ravi Kishan, another question was asked whether work is done in Bollywood on the basis of caste or religion? To which Ravi Kishan said, ‘No, no, never. Nothing like this happens in the industry.

Got recognition from Salman Khan’s film Tere Naam
‘Aamir wanted to play my role in Missing Ladies’ While sharing the story of the film Lapata Ladies in the conversation, Ravi Kishan said that Aamir Khan himself wanted to work in Lapata Ladies. He had also got police uniform made. But Kiran Rao ji refused. He said no, we want Ravi Kishan. And Aamir Khan has such a big heart that he accepted this.

Played the role of a police officer in Missing Ladies
Missing ladies were seen with Aamir in Bhopal Ravi Kishan said that after the release of the film, Aamir and we watched the film together in Bhopal. So during that time he told me that I probably couldn’t do it like you. You have done a great job.

The film was made under the direction of Aamir Khan’s ex-wife Kiran Rao.
Had eaten 160 paan to play the character of Manohar In Missing Ladies, Ravi Kishan’s character police officer Manohar was shown eating paan. Regarding this, the actor said, ‘I had eaten 160 paan, once when we went to Bihar, I saw a similar officer.

The idea of eating paan was mine – Ravi Kishan Ravi told that in the film, his character Manohar, who is seen talking strangely with a paan in his mouth, was his own idea. The actor said, yes, Kiran Rao wanted me to keep eating samosas. This was an officer who always eats something or the other. So I said- Ma’am, please order paan.

Ravi Kishan is BJP MP from Gorakhpur region.
Have worked in Hindi and Bhojpuri films Let us tell you, Ravi Kishan has worked in Hindi and Bhojpuri films. The actor is also a Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Gorakhpur parliamentary constituency.