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Sanjay Leela Bhansali has confessed that he blew out on a few crew members when indirectly communicating with Alia Bhatt about how she should respond during a pivotal sequence in Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali has stated that he dislikes giving his actors very direct and detailed instructions so that they can explore their own imaginations. He has spoken about a 30-second moment in the film in which Alia’s character is on the phone with her mother and bursts on the operator. He has said that instead of giving her straight instructions, he burst into a scenario with Alia in front of him. In response to the scenario, he stated that it was this moment that cemented his decision to cast Alia as Gangubai.
“That was the whole idea that a 16-year-old girl gets trapped into this business, discovers this sordid world, and gets up and says, ‘no I have a voice, I have my rights.’ I wanted that passion in the eyes. This girl (Alia) has very powerful eyes. This girl has a certain amount of a vocal power that she has that when she explodes….”, Sanjay Leela Bhansali said in an interview.
During an interview with Film Companion, Sanjay revealed the event that occurred during Alia’s preparation for the role. “She was sitting on a chair and I wanted a certain atmosphere. So, suddenly, I saw some staff laughing or giggling and I presumed that they were laughing at me. And then I exploded. All the actors on the set became quiet. It was my way of reaching those vibes to her, of feeling the nerves of calling the mother, of getting the anger-filled, and at what note it should explode.”
Written by : Saumya Singh
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Saumya Singh is a budding lifestyle and entertainment journalist. She believes that lifestyle journalism is not everyone’s cup of tea. She holds the view that just like hard stories, covering soft stories also deserves their appreciation because it is a part of journalism that appeals to the masses.
