if I was somebody's daughter who's from industry
I would have got into convectional debut
and I would have loved it
But actually they didn't call me only
because I got to know some star kid
already got the thing
I also auditioned for student of the year
I didn't get it
The director really likes your acting
But he doesn't finds you pretty enough
everything is good, she's not pretty enough
will fix that
In industry that pleadge of nepotism
it's anyway very difficult to make it big
But there are few you manage to do
without any kind of piggy backing
but not without struggle's
Today sharing her own journey with us
an untold and unspoken on is Radhika Madan
Welcome Radhika
How are you
I'm Fab How are you
Absolutely I can see
you know Vicky had said in one of my
interviews that he had gone for
deodrant audition and he was
people looked at him and said that you're not fit for it
without even auditioning him
has that ever happened to you
have you faced something like that mean
Not that mean
But actually they didn't call me only
because I got to know that some star kid
has already got it
that has happened with me
where I really wanted a project
and I got to know you know
this person's daughter is doing it
so you can chill that is what they use to tell
they use to tell me the thing is that
that I'm good
despite
ya you good
but we are going ahead with this one
there is the nepotism in the industry
it is too rampened
how much of it have you faced like
people are facing perks of it
you are clearly facing opposite
Things are not the same
Now the same thing happened with me
somebody the producer told me that I'm
giving it to so and so daughter
recently
and I wanted the project
I was like you take my audition
I didn't say you take me
I was like you take my audition and than decide
My team was after his life
I was after his life
I am like just take my audition I'm not asking for anything else
he agreed
I gave the audition and I got the role
Is it Angrezi Medium
I don't know
obviously it is
there are two films and both are with same producers
But there are two films with same producer
that all I don't know
But I'm just saying that I got the film
that is when I felt you know things are
changing
because at the end of the day
they are looking for who's fit for the character
if you know that okay that xyz producer is
taking so and so's daughter
or son
everybody auditioned for student of the year
I also auditioned for student of the year
I didn't get it
whatever it is there are many things
but it doesn't make me sit at home
I still looked for things happening around me
I went for Pathaka's audition
I cracked Patakha
I gave 4 rounds of audition for Patakha
but do you still feel like
have you still been someone else's daughter
you would have rather conventional debut
this was not still the main stream right
if I would be somebody's daughter
who's from the industry
I would have got into conventional debut
and I would have loved it
because as a person I have grown up
watching Karan Johar's films
I want my hair to fly
I want the leaves to fall
I will write letter on leaves on Mohabbatein
I'm that filmy
and this is so funny because I shot for Mard first
when I was shooting for it I was like
I was really excited for my opening shot
Because I though my blows will start
now the leaves will fly
and next shot was we had to stick posters
and he falls down and I say okay than pick a call
so I thought sir will do something
trolly will come and all that
I went posted to poster and
sir said moving on
so I thought moving on means blows will be there
so I see scene setting up
I said I had my opening shot sir
he said yes we did what we did now
I was this was my opening shot for this
I was waiting since childhood just to
post the poster what is this
were you disappointed
Not at all because my hair flew
due to action shot
that was my opening sequence
after sticking the posters
I go for the action
means it was my solo fight
what better opening than this
what better than this good character
ever seen some girl doing it
but I didn't understand all this before
because that I use to feel
if it was Dharma now my hair would have been flying
Also one thing that really pleadge the industry
is the prejucdice that they have TV actors
how much have you faced
because you are so popular in TV's
the biggest medium and suddenly
when you decide to transcit into films
suddenly you look down upon
you know my show was on air for a year and half
almost two years
but it was not like it took 5 6 years
So I got saved in that in that way I was save
one show is done so i was been asked
How many shows you have done
i said one show only on TV
okay one only don't do more
have you ever been low because
you're not getting what you wanted
it happens
every now and than it happens but
I think majorly it happened when I had
signed Mard ko Dard nahi hota
and it got shelfed for year and half
I didn't have anything in between and
I remember before I left Tv because I
left TV at my peak
because I was offered lot of show even before it went off air
so I left that point
and I left my money and I chased my dreams
and lucky I got Mard Ko Dard nai hota
it got shelf so in that it happen
people said you are never gonna make it
so in that period all those started calling me
and messaging me
that what is happening
just to know
or else to break fire in oil
so what I realize at that point of time
was if I get sucked into this
than I'm gonna be screwed
than I went for casting calls
has anyone ever been little mean to you
I was told that I wasn't pretty enough
that is what had happened with me
really
yes I was told that
the director really likes your acting
but he doesn't find you pretty enough
which director is this
and it was really big production in house
I was so like
you know wow this is my moment
when I met the director and everything
is working so nicely
and I was so happy and went back and met the casting
person and I was just sitting with her and
everything is good
she's not pretty enough
will fix that
I said how will you fix that
like what you mean you'll fix that
no will show them how pretty you can be
just groom yourself than you get step out of house
without wearing this and this some
I said but that character styling will be done
why will I how to do that
means my what
my job is to act
Styling, makeup hair
is what they gonna provide
she said you've to present yourself in
particular way and
so what I figured was
the best way to own a person or control a person
is to put insecurity in that person
specially in today's world
specially if the person I'm not from Bombay
I don'tr have any god father
I am trying to make it on my own
so in that vulnerability when you focus on
you are not worth it but I'll try to make it work
so that person will be insecure and will be in hope
that please let me do
so you need to be smart and aware of this fact
that what is happening to you
you need to be aware of your craft
I stepped out and said I can't do this
I'm comfortable in my own skin
I cannot go under the needle
I cannot step out of house looking like a diva
because that is not who I'm
because that is not how normal person is
I can't go outside where I'm in my sports bra
and jack heels and paps
I cannot do that
I step out of my house in jeans and t-shirt
and I'm okay with it
because I'm a normal human being
there are sexual preditor also in the industry
and we cannot really avoid the fact that
their casting couch is big reality
have you ever been propositioned in any way
you went for a film
call or audition like
have they tried to be little smart
Thankfully I haven't faced it
But the things I thought is fishy
with that I took a step back
If a casting person is calling me after 8 clock
to his office
the work can be done before 8 also
so I use to tell them ya that is happened
that has happened that a person has called me
I'm too caught up first
so after 8 come to office and this and that
so I was like no I can't
even I'm living alone but I use to tell them
my parents don't allow
we can't leave the house after 8
so you cannot piss them off at that vulnerable stage
and you can't make assumption so you
give that person few chances
and it use to happen more with guys
so funny in TV it happens with like
I haven't heard girls talking about it
90% it was guys who came up with
and they were like this happened with me
and that happen to me and that is so
it's shocking
But thank you for this conversation I think
lot of people don't know what goes behind
being a star and how you been a star
the struggles they don't get to see
you faced it and braved it all through
I hope that everybody knows that
you know it takes a lot to become
what you become in this industry
Thank you