Police Start Case Against Movie Casting Agent

警方就電影選角經紀案展開調查


Introduction

Police in Banjara Hills are looking for a casting agent. A woman worked in a movie and said he did not pay her and hurt her.

Banjara Hills 的警方目前正在尋找一名選角經紀。一名曾在電影中工作的女性表示,該經紀未支付其薪資並對其造成傷害。

Main Body

A woman worked on a movie called 'Akasham Lo Oka Tara'. She says a man named Prasad did not pay her money. He owed her 90,000 rupees for work and 38,000 rupees for travel.

一名女性在一部名為 ''Akasham Lo Oka Tara'' 的電影中工作。她表示一名叫 Prasad 的男子未支付她的費用。對方欠她工作費 9 萬盧比及交通費 3 萬 8 千盧比。

In February 2026, Prasad told the woman to meet him. He said he wanted to pay her. The woman says he was mean to her in a car. He told her she must do what he wants to get a better job.

在 2026 年 2 月,Prasad 要求該女性與他見面,聲稱想要支付費用。該女性表示 Prasad 在車內對她態度惡劣,並告訴她必須滿足他的要求才能獲得更好的工作。

Prasad also spoke to the woman's mother on the phone. He said he did these bad things before. He said the police cannot stop him.

Prasad 還在電話中與該女性的母親交談。他聲稱自己以前也做過這些惡行,並表示警方無法阻止他。

Conclusion

The police are still looking for Prasad. They have not arrested him yet.

警方仍在尋找 Prasad,目前尚未將其逮捕。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Money' Pattern

In this story, we see how to talk about owing and paying. This is a key skill for A2 learners to handle daily life.

1. The Action: Pay

  • He did not pay her.
  • He wanted to pay her.

2. The Debt: Owe When you have money that belongs to someone else, you owe it.

  • He owed her 90,000 rupees. \rightarrow (He had the money, but she should have it).

3. Simple Money Words from the Text

  • Pay \rightarrow To give money for work.
  • Owe \rightarrow To need to pay someone back.
  • Money \rightarrow The general thing we use to buy or pay.

Quick Note: Notice the change from owe (present/general) to owed (past). Since this story happened in the past, we add -d.

Vocabulary Learning

casting agent (n.)
A person who finds actors for a movie or play
Example:The casting agent looked for a tall actor for the movie.
owed (v.)
To need to pay money to someone
Example:I owed my friend five dollars for the coffee.
mean (adj.)
Not kind; behaving badly toward others
Example:The boy was mean to his sister and took her toy.
arrested (v.)
When the police take someone to the station because they broke the law
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
Practice A2 words in a crossword