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TV actress Helly Shah recently spoke about a casting couch-like experience she faced early in her career. In an interview she revealed that the incident took place within the first two to three years of her career. She had gone with her mother to give an audition at Film City in Mumbai. Helly Shahs shocking experience in Bollywood Helly didn’t reveal the name of the show but mentioned that it was quite popular at the time. She said in an interview with Free Press Journal “Once my mom and I went to an audition at a casting company in Film City. I don’t want to name the show but it was a very popular one at that time. This happened within the first two-three years of my career” Helly shared. We went and gave the audition. After that they started indirectly talking to me in front of my mom. It was about money. It wasn’t exactly the casting couch but it was extremely creepy. I didn’t even want to tell anyone about it. She went on to describe just how unsettling the situation was explaining that the casting directors behavior immediately raised red flags. “You know if someone had just said ‘We’ll take 10 per cent as an agency fee’ we would’ve given it. But the way he approached us and started fooling around was very very creepy. He himself seemed shady. Maybe because I had my mom with me he behaved a little more politely. But if I had gone alone he could’ve done something else. I don’t know. I just remember feeling jittery and scared as soon as we left that office. I was literally shivering. The industry was new to me then and I was still learning how it worked.” In the same interview Shah also addressed the reason why parents are worried when their child enters the industry. “I’m sure it was tough for my parents to allow me to work in the entertainment industry at such a young age. I couldn’t understand it back then but now I truly appreciate their support. It must’ve been hard for them to let me move to another city and live on my own. They used to visit me on weekends and I always kept them informed about everything. Hats off to my parents for showing that kind of confidence in me. If they had been even slightly hesitant I don’t think I would’ve made it” she concluded.