Bigg Boss Tamil 7: Why did Vichitra quit acting 20 years back? Actor shares her ‘ghost of past’

Are you a Bigg Boss Tamil fan? Then this news is for you as former actor Vichitra, who was a part of South Indian movies including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada cinema, recently, said on Bigg Boss Tamil Season 7 that a casting couch experience made her quit acting two decades ago. Well, she opened up about the ghost of the past in the Tamil show which was launched after the success of the Bigg Boss reality show hosted by none other than Salman Khan. She said that despite filing a complaint with the union, no action was taken against the perpetrators.

Ex-actor Vichitra opens up about quitting acting on Bigg Boss Tamil 7

Vichitra said her complaint against perpetrators yielded no action. Though she stated it is unrelated to a 2001 Tamil film, amid which the netizens’ speculation continues linking it to Balakrishna's "Bhalevadivi Basu."

Opening up about the reason behind quitting movies, she said that this happened because, in 2000, a lead actor and then men on the film’s team had misbehaved with her. “There was a party, where I met a very famous hero. He didn’t even ask my name and asked me to come to his room. I was shocked because I didn’t understand what kind of gesture that was. I went back to my room and slept, but I began facing issues during the shoot. I’ve never faced such issues in Tamil cinema,” she said.

How did Vichitra report to her union about this ordeal?

Further, she claimed that they were shooting outdoors one day in a dense area where a commotion took place. “I felt someone touching me inappropriately and at first I thought it was a mistake,” she said, adding, “When I caught the guy and took him to the stunt master, he slapped me in front of the entire unit. It left me with bruises. I couldn’t tell my parents, so I told my friend who encouraged me to complain to the union.”

Upon returning home, Vichitra reported the misconduct to her union, which questioned why she had not gone to the police. “The incident was talked about in newspapers back then,” she claims, adding, “It was an ugly procedure and I met lawyers. No one came to the court hearings and my wounds had healed by then. The head of the union asked me to forget everything and get back to work. I thought my career was over but my husband questioned why I even wanted to work in an industry that didn’t respect me. He was the only one who stood by me through the court ordeal.”

Since Vichitra shared her ordeal on Bigg Boss Tamil Season 7, many believe that she’s talking about Balakrishna’s Telugu film Bhalevadivi Basu, based on her description of the scenes. Some even unearthed clips of the scene they believe she was talking about.