Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Aditi Rao Hydari (Pics/IMDB)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's new streaming series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, is getting a lot of love for its stunning visuals and grandeur. Meanwhile, actress Aditi Rao Hydari, who has a significant role as 'Bibbojaan' in 'Heeramandi,' which has an all-female cast, recently talked about a time when Bhansali got angry at her during filming and another time when he didn't let her eat to amp up her emotions for a scene.
Aditi Rao Hydari reveals SLB did not let her eat one day
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In a chat with Bollywood Hungama, Aditi Rao Hydari said, "That happened during the shooting of the first mujra. We started our shoot with âHath hojaoâ, which was the first mujra I did. I had also just recovered from Covid at that time. By the end of the first day⦠the costume was heavy and my brain was not taking in anymore⦠I could see what he was telling me, I could understand it, but the firing wasn't happening. But, trust me, what he was saying made complete sense. I was so disappointed in myself because I knew he didn't get what he wanted. But, just before we wrapped, we got it. My thing here was that he believed so much in us so I never wanted to see him disappointed."
She mentioned that Bhansali used to tease her a lot because he found it "really difficult" to make her show anger convincingly, "He used to say, âIf I say angry scene, she'll do one love scene with full Shringar bhav,â about me. And he's right. For me, to be angry is the most tiring thing, especially the very outward anger. And I have to be this passionate, rousing girl (here). I have to make all these people (the other characters) believe in what I'm saying."
"One day, we did two-three takes and then he just called me very sweetly and he started speaking to me. I immediately got taken into another world. He speaks very beautifully and he speaks from his heart, so it's very passionate and I had tears in my eyes. And then he said we were going to shoot this scene and gave everybody a lunch break, except me. He asked, âIs that okay?' I was like, âDone'. So I didn't eat and it really helped me. It kept me on the edge and not soft. So I went back to my van and I just thought about everything that he said. He basically told me a story. I came back and we shot it and it was okay." She added that there was never any conflict between them at any point.
