Sakshi Chopra is the daughter Meenakshi Chopra, whose father is Moti Sagar, late producer Ramanand Sagar’s son. She has written about her uncomfortable experience on the Netflix reality show Social Currency.
Television personality and singer Sakshi Chopra has accused the makers of Netflix reality show Social Currency for violating the terms of her contract. In a long social media post, Sakshi shared the details of her experience on the show, and alleged that she was even denied something as basic as food.
Sakshi, the granddaughter of Ramanand Sagar‘s son Moti Sagar, said that as per her contract, she was allowed one phone call with her mother daily, but when she tried to expose the showmakers’ behaviour on the set, her phone was snatched from her. She also accused the makers of forcing her do uncomfortable tasks such as getting strangers to scratch her back and making suggestive sounds on the street in order to get food.
She started her post with a caption that read, “SEXUAL HARASSMENT at @netflix_in @solproductions_ I only signed because one call a day was PROMISED – In my contract. @netflix_in CHASED me for over a year even holding a respect team meeting to assure me what kind of show it was as I initially refused. @showrunnerchad SUFFOCATED me with calls & messages begging to be on this. They mislead me into believing it’s ONLY a game show with fun tasks like singing, content creation – No gossip no drama ONLY games. They didn’t give us food, not even behind the cameras.”
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The 22-year-old also accused the makers of torturing her mentally. She continued, “…Who the f*** lies to get someone to sign a contract & lock them in a house? Just bc I am bold in my choice of dressing, they assumed I would be okay with this dirt. I enjoy my music, family, self expression & peace. That’s all I want in my life. I was very clear if I didn’t get a call a day, I will not sign because I can’t live without mama. So they promised all these things & simply ignored them after I was in. After what one contestant, Mridul openly said about my breasts & my a**, for them to record & play it for everyone to hear, plus make me hear it & hope for a reaction just for the sake of your ratings, after assuring me for one year it’s only a game show – WHAT?”
Check out Sakshi Chopra’s post –
She also explained how the producers didn’t allow her to talk to her mother, a promise that was made to her. “@Netflix_in, @Solproductions_ @fazila_sol @showrunnerchad @SanvariAlaghNair & @kamnamenezes allowed him to stay in the same house, locked with me. I cannot even explain how suffocating that was. It showed what these low class producers were capable of doing just for the sake of dirty entertainment. After this, when I asked for a call with mama to tell her, they refused to let me talk with her. Tasks like have strangers scratch your back & make orgasming sounds on the street, or you don’t get food. Let strangers in a goa club dance w you, pass sexual dirty remarks – or you don’t get food. no matter how I choose to dress, it does not allow you to outrage my modesty publicly, force me to do sexual tasks or you will not give me food, are you’ll ok?”
The singer continued with more accusations in the comments section, where she explained that her mother Meenakshi had no idea what she was going through and when he tried to tell everything to her mother one day, her phone was snatched away.
Sakshi’s post got her support from her fans in the comment section. Many of her followers condemned such. One person wrote, “We’re with you in this, it’s a pity that people take for granted the choices of the way we dress! You are strong, you’re bold nothing can take away you’re voice!!! We’re here” Another person urged Netflix to investigate.
Social Currency is a reality show in which content creators are pitted against each other in a locked-room format. Contestants include actor Parth Samthaan and influencer Bhavin Bhanushali.
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First published on: 24-06-2023 at 09:12 IST
