I also went to the cyber cell to complain about it when the producer refused to accept that he had done it,” she sighs. My personal life got affected as my fiancé got upset with me. “It was a huge setback for me in real life. That, in turn, got her labelled as a porn actor. Zoya also fell victim to a publicity stunt by one of the producers of her films, who used raw clips of some intimate scenes from the movie and put them out as an MMS.

Those films were censored at the time when Sharmila Tagore was the CBFC chairperson and released with an 'A' certificate”. I did not compromise and I was confident as an actor, so, I started working in small films in which I didn’t need to compromise, although even these films had bold scenes. At times, I was told to spend time with the producer. The producer told me I will have one scene with Emraan but compromise karna padega (I'll have to compromise). I came across one such person who lied to me that I had been shortlisted for a role in a film which was being headlined by Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut. Most of the newcomers who come to Mumbai to become actors don't know who real film producers are and they often get conned. Recalling the time, she says, “People misguide you, and the term ‘compromise’ is definitely used a lot. Like most newcomers in the film industry, Zoya, too, was misguided by fly-by-night producers and often asked to compromise if she needed a good break. She has acted in shows like ‘Saubhagyawati Bhava’, ‘Bade Achche Lagte Hain’ and ‘Fear Files’. Zoya hails from Nagpur and first came to Mumbai when she landed a BPO job in 2004. Zoya was paid Rs 20,000 per day for her appearances in erotic films. We are just acting and performing in those scenes”. “I would turn around and tell them that they are paid in lakhs for those scenes and here we don’t get money and are getting penalised from all sides.

She further adds that producers approach them with examples of stars like Radhika Apte and others who have shot for scenes with partial nudity in shows on big platforms like Netflix. I maintain that I would not want to do what is illegal and there was no clarity on what is bold and what is porn”. We had no option and were told by the makers that if we don’t do it, someone else would be ready to take that job up. I came out to say why we did what we did. She defends herself with strong words, saying, “I call those people dumb. She’s facing backlash for talking against an industry that she has been a part of. Actress Zoya Rathore who has come out and spoken about the dirty business of erotica and porn films is getting trolled and her credentials are being questioned.

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