Nauheed Cyrusi opened up about being rejected for refusing kissing scenes and not receiving full payments. She said, “I’m not comfortable with the kissing part,” and added, “A lot of times I never got that payment,” exposing industry challenges.

Actress Nauheed Cyrusi, popularly known for the iconic song Maula Mere Maula from the 2006 film Anwar, explained why she has been largely absent from the big screen in recent years. Last seen in the 2021 show Bombay Begums, she is now a well-known content creator and recently addressed a fan’s question about her upcoming work, revealing that she lost several roles because she refused to do kissing scenes.

Nauheed Cyrusi Says She Lost Roles For Refusing Kissing Scenes

Sharing a video on her Instagram handle, Nauheed said, "While it’s a great time to be in the film world and all, but one of the things they make you sign in your contract is that you have to be very comfortable making out and kissing. And I just feel like, abhi toh faaltoon mein bhi they just keep adding kissing scenes and all. And I’m sorry to say,but I just don’t think we look good on-screen kissing. I don’t know what it is. Either they just don’t know how to shoot it well, I don’t know."

She stated that she would often be rejected even before she could formally say yes or no, as it was already assumed she would decline due to her discomfort with kissing scenes.