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Shekhar Suman Shares a Prank Shashi Kapoor and Girish Karnad Pulled; Asked Him to do a Nude Scene
Updated on: 07 May, 2024 03:59 PM IST |Amruta Karulkar
Shekhar Suman Shares a Prank Shashi Kapoor and Girish Karnad Pulled; Asked Him to do a Nude Scene
Shekhar Suman is currently basking in the glory of his latest role. The actor played the character of Zulfiqar Ahmed in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest and first Netflix series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. With praise pouring in from all sides for the show, Shekhar Suman shared a funny anecdote from the time he worked on the 1984 film Utsav, alongside Rekha.
Shekhar Suman was the lead in the 1984 film Utsav. Rekha and Shashi Kapoor starred with him in the film, which was directed by Girish Karnad. The Heeramandi actor recalled one incident during that time when Shashi Kapoor and Girish Karnad fooled him by saying that he’d be required to do a nude scene for the film.
He said, “Sashi Kapoor and Girish Karnad played a prank on me once because Utsav was an erotic film; they said in one of the scenes you will have to expose your butt during a love-making scene. They told me I am standing against a window, then I walk, and I am sort of naked. I started crying and said, I can’t do nude scenes.”
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Fast-forward to today, and Shekhar Suman gave a one-shot scene involving debauchery in Heeramandi alongside Manisha Koirala. The actor took to his Instagram account to talk about it in detail. He wrote, “Sharing a scene with you which is unique and unthinkable, which might look ridiculous and bizarre on the face of it because of the apparent debauchery, but underneath it lies the poignancy and pathos of a degenerated Nawab who is desperately hanging on to the last vestige of nobility and yet servile to the British Raj. Also aware that he is being used and manipulated by Mallikajan. The scene is laden with conflicting emotions, paradox, and dichotomy. The scene may look facile, but it is a scene that had to be enacted accurately and understandingly, keeping its complexities in mind.”
In a previous interview, Shekhar Suman talked about working with Rekha in the past. He said, “She was an absolute professional. I’ll forever be indebted to her.” Shekhar Suman also recalled an incident involving an income tax raid at Rekha’s house on the first day of the shoot.
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He shared, “Any other actor would have packed their bags and gone away. She said, ‘Let them do their job; I’ll stay back and do mine’. I was afraid that my world had come crashing down, that she would leave, and the film would get cancelled, my dreams would be shattered.”
Shekhar Suman talks about Shashi Kapoor’s and Girish Karnad`s prank
Shekhar Suman was the lead in the 1984 film Utsav. Rekha and Shashi Kapoor starred with him in the film, which was directed by Girish Karnad. The Heeramandi actor recalled one incident during that time when Shashi Kapoor and Girish Karnad fooled him by saying that he’d be required to do a nude scene for the film.He said, “Sashi Kapoor and Girish Karnad played a prank on me once because Utsav was an erotic film; they said in one of the scenes you will have to expose your butt during a love-making scene. They told me I am standing against a window, then I walk, and I am sort of naked. I started crying and said, I can’t do nude scenes.”
Also Read: Shekhar Suman Gets Emotional As He Recalls Son Aayushs Death, Says "I Lost The Will To Live"
Fast-forward to today, and Shekhar Suman gave a one-shot scene involving debauchery in Heeramandi alongside Manisha Koirala. The actor took to his Instagram account to talk about it in detail. He wrote, “Sharing a scene with you which is unique and unthinkable, which might look ridiculous and bizarre on the face of it because of the apparent debauchery, but underneath it lies the poignancy and pathos of a degenerated Nawab who is desperately hanging on to the last vestige of nobility and yet servile to the British Raj. Also aware that he is being used and manipulated by Mallikajan. The scene is laden with conflicting emotions, paradox, and dichotomy. The scene may look facile, but it is a scene that had to be enacted accurately and understandingly, keeping its complexities in mind.”
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Shekhar Suman opens up about working with Rekha
In a previous interview, Shekhar Suman talked about working with Rekha in the past. He said, “She was an absolute professional. I’ll forever be indebted to her.” Shekhar Suman also recalled an incident involving an income tax raid at Rekha’s house on the first day of the shoot.Also Read: Manisha Koirala Reveals that Rekha was Offered Heeramandis Mallikajaan Role 20 Years Ago
He shared, “Any other actor would have packed their bags and gone away. She said, ‘Let them do their job; I’ll stay back and do mine’. I was afraid that my world had come crashing down, that she would leave, and the film would get cancelled, my dreams would be shattered.”
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