Bollywood actor Prachi Desai made a revelation in a recent interview saying that she was asked for inappropriate favours by a director to feature in a “big film”. Desai said that she refused to give in despite the director staying in touch with her afterward. The actor played the lead role in the TV show ‘Kasam Se’ in 2006.

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She went on to make her Bollywood debut in the 2008 hit movie ‘Rock On’ and has since starred in movies such as ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai’, ‘Azhar’, ‘Bol Bachchan’ and many more. While talking to Bollywood Bubble, she said, “I think very direct propositions were made to get cast in a certain film, a big film, but I have outright said no. Even after that director has called me, after saying no, I have still said that I am not interested in your film”.

In her recent interview with Hindustan times, Desai spoke about taking up fewer projects since she did not want to have repetitive roles. “Had I let that pressure get to me, I would have agreed to all the offers that came to me. I got many roles with great directors and stories but I felt the role wouldn’t benefit me in any way. The roles didn’t add anything to my career so I’d to let go of those films. It comes from the space of being strong-minded and knowing what I want. Being in the limelight wasn’t my goal as anyway I shy away from it,” she said.

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The 32-year-old actress was recently seen in the thriller ‘Silence… Can You Hear It?’ alongside Manoj Bajpai as a police officer, which was directed by Aban Bharucha Deohans and produced by Zee Studios. The movie was released last month.