Mandira Bedi just lately reminisced concerning the days she spent capturing for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, and the way choreographer Saroj Khan requested her to shake her hips within the ‘Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna’ tune in her personal inimitable manner. Mandira described her expertise engaged on Aditya Chopra’s debut movie as “incredible.” Nevertheless she stated that her first few days on set had been “horrific” as a result of she began off with the tune sequence.
Speaking to People of Bombay, Mandira stated, “It was horrifying within the first 4 days, as a result of the primary 4 days was the tune. I began with ‘Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna…’ and belief me, I’m telling you I’m not unconfident in entrance of the digicam, however the one factor I nonetheless have nightmares about is choreographed numbers, choreography.”
Mandira, who performed the meek Preeti Singh within the movie, stated that she was not capable of shake her hips like Saroj needed her to, and he or she was advised that she’s dancing like Sunny Deol. She stated, “Saroj Khan, an absolute legend, and he or she’s telling me, ‘You’re shaking your shoulders like Sunny Deol. It’s essential to shake your hips, girls shake hips’. I couldn’t shake (my) hips for love or for cash. I can’t do that.”
“To begin off, the tune was very arduous. It might be good had we finished a number of scenes and I’d have eased into it. However the very first thing we did was to shoot the tune, it was in Filmistan and that orange and purple factor that I wore, I had by no means worn one thing like that earlier than or since. It was an attention-grabbing outfit, and I loved it. I imply, I loved it will definitely, by the tip I used to be type of getting the hold of shaking my hips however I want I had began with a scene,” she added.
Mandira then shared how Shah Rukh Khan made her really feel comfy and was “accommodating” when she wanted to do a number of takes for the tune, however Kajol didn’t “take” to her.
She stated, “It was pretty capturing with Shah Rukh Khan, as a result of he simply made me really feel so comfy. He’s such a pure, he’s so sort. Even with my retakes with the tune he was very accommodating and really good. Kajol additionally, she didn’t take to me the primary few days, however ultimately she did, and all of us bought alongside very well. It was only a very nice expertise, all advised, in my 22 days. I look again at it with a variety of gratitude, it’s positively one for the books.”
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