Mouni Roy recalls harrowing incident from early Bollywood days: ‘I started shaking…’

Mouni Roy recalls harrowing incident from early Bollywood days: ‘I started shaking…’

Bollywood actress Mouni Roy recently opened up about a disturbing experience she faced early in her career. While clarifying that she never encountered the casting couch, the actress revealed an incident of misbehaviour that left her deeply shaken at the age of 21.

The unsettling encounter

During a candid conversation with Apoorva Mukhija on Spice It Up, Mouni said, “Casting couch toh nahi hua, but badtameezi hui hai (Never faced casting couch but was misbehaved with). I was 21-22 years old and I had gone to someone’s office where people were inside for a narration. Suddenly there was a scene where the girl falls into a swimming pool, loses consciousness, and the hero gives her mouth-to-mouth respiration.”

Recounting the shocking moment, she added, “The man literally held my face and showed me mouth-to-mouth respiration. Uss 1 split second main mujhe samajh hi nahi aaya mere saath kya hua (I didn’t understand what happened with me in that split second). I started shaking and I ran down. It really scarred me for a real long time.”

Mouni did not name the individual involved—whether actor, director, or casting agent—but noted that the experience had a lasting emotional impact. The full conversation is now streaming on JioHotstar.

Mouni Roy’s journey in entertainment

Mouni began her television career with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and rose to fame with Devon Ke Dev Mahadev and Naagin. She made her Bollywood debut opposite Akshay Kumar in Gold (2018) and later appeared in Romeo Akbar Walter, Made in China, and earned praise for her role as Junoon in Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva.

The actress is set to star in David Dhawan’s upcoming romantic comedy Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai alongside Pooja Hegde and Mrunal Thakur, slated for release in 2026.