03-18-2005, 01:09 AM
Rajat Sharma claims that he is doing these exposes only to bring to light the amoral activities in the film industry. He could be honest in his claims only if the following are true:
1) The female journalist posing as the aspiring artist ("the girl") contacted Shakti kapoor only once or twice. If the girl had been pursuing Shakti for a month, as shakti cliams, it is nothing but entrapment.
2) The offer for sexual favours came from Shakti and not the girl. If the girl first put the sexual favours on table (saying things like "i am ready to do anything.. please sir" etc), then it is again entrapment. Only a married man with a strong supporting family (by which i mean a loving wife, great children, social respect etc) would refuse such an unilateral offer from a beautiful and willing girl.
3) Shakti must have been in a position to influence casting decision. Or else, the girl approached him only for getting him caught. The fact is that producers/directors demand sexual favours for giving roles to newcomers and many of the hapless girls have to do those favours if they want to get the roles.
If Rajat sharma really wanted to expose the "casting couch" in the industry, I think he should have got his journalist to approach a big producer or director. But i dont think he has to guts to do that. So he had to go in for a irrelevant and over the hill (atleast not so hot) villian.
1) The female journalist posing as the aspiring artist ("the girl") contacted Shakti kapoor only once or twice. If the girl had been pursuing Shakti for a month, as shakti cliams, it is nothing but entrapment.
2) The offer for sexual favours came from Shakti and not the girl. If the girl first put the sexual favours on table (saying things like "i am ready to do anything.. please sir" etc), then it is again entrapment. Only a married man with a strong supporting family (by which i mean a loving wife, great children, social respect etc) would refuse such an unilateral offer from a beautiful and willing girl.
3) Shakti must have been in a position to influence casting decision. Or else, the girl approached him only for getting him caught. The fact is that producers/directors demand sexual favours for giving roles to newcomers and many of the hapless girls have to do those favours if they want to get the roles.
If Rajat sharma really wanted to expose the "casting couch" in the industry, I think he should have got his journalist to approach a big producer or director. But i dont think he has to guts to do that. So he had to go in for a irrelevant and over the hill (atleast not so hot) villian.