Image Instagrammed by Sidhaant Karnick. (Image courtesy: siddhantkarnick ) Actor Siddhant Karnick, who played Ranbir Kapoor's brother-in-law in the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial Animal , spoke up about a casting couch incident he faced early in his career. Recalling the incident, Siddhant Karnick, 41 now, told Hindustan Times , “It shaped me to understand how to navigate through these tricky situations better.
In 2005, at just 22, I had just started in the industry,” Karnick added, “I met a coordinator who asked for my portfolio and then invited me to his house at 10:30 at night. It felt odd, but I went ahead with it.” Promoted Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.
com Siddhant Karnick recalled, “There were photographs of his family all around, and it looked like a safe environment. But something was off. The coordinator discussed industry norms and subtly hinted at compromising for career opportunities.
‘ Kuch compromise nahin karoge, tab tak kaam nahin ayega ,' he said, and I sensed where this was leading.” Karnick added, “I was very young at the time, and despite all the family photographs, I didn't think much of it. But then, this guy came closer to me, and that's when I said I'm not interested in this kind of work, especially not through these means.
” In Animal, Siddhant Karnick played an abusive husband to Reet (portrayed by Saloni Batra). In addition to Animal, Siddhant Karnick has worked in movies such as Listen Amaya, Thappad, and Adipurush.