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Annu Kapoor had earlier opened up a couple of disturbing incident from a movie set, revealing how an intimate scene allegedly went past what was meant and left the actress shaken.
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Veteran actor Annu Kapoor had earlier made a stunning declare about the way in which intimate scenes have been dealt with on movie units. In an interview, he claimed that there have been cases the place male actors grew to become so concerned in a scene that they didn’t cease even after the director known as ‘reduce’. Recalling one such incident, Kapoor mentioned the actress concerned was left so shaken that she didn’t step out of her room for 2 days.
Talking on Siddharth Kannan’s YouTube present, Kapoor opened up in regards to the challenges actors can face whereas taking pictures intimate sequences, significantly at a time when intimacy coordinators weren’t a daily presence on movie units. He claimed that he had witnessed actors changing into aroused throughout such scenes and, in some instances, making the most of the scenario.
“I’ve seen actors get aroused throughout intimate scenes and never cease, even when the director says reduce. Many make the most of such conditions, however I’ve by no means achieved that,” Kapoor had mentioned.
He then recalled a particular incident involving an unnamed male actor and actress. Based on Kapoor, the actor “bought carried away” whereas filming an intimate scene and allegedly continued even after the director had known as ‘reduce’.
“Throughout one such scene, the hero bought carried away. Even after ‘reduce’ was known as, he didn’t cease. The actress needed to battle to get away and run off. She was so shaken that she didn’t step out of her room for 2 days,” he alleged.
Kapoor added that the actress may corroborate his account if required, however he didn’t reveal the identities of both actor concerned.
Reflecting on how intimate scenes had been filmed earlier in his profession, Kapoor additionally pointed to the shortage of formal safeguards on units. He mentioned that intimacy coordinators, who now assist set up boundaries and guarantee actors are snug throughout intimate sequences, weren’t round throughout his early years within the business. “There have been no intimacy coaches again in our time. There have been moments when folks would make the most of the scenario throughout rehearsals,” he had mentioned.
“At instances, I’ve additionally checked in with my co-actor, merely asking, ‘Are you okay?’” he added.
Kapoor additionally recalled working with Priyanka Chopra in Vishal Bhardwaj’s 7 Khoon Maaf, the place an intimate scene grew to become a degree of debate. Based on Kapoor, a kissing scene was a part of the script, however Chopra was not snug performing it. He mentioned Bhardwaj maintained that the scene was vital to the story, however when the staff knowledgeable him that Chopra was uncomfortable, he didn’t create a problem.
“I didn’t create any challenge, however one way or the other the information unfold. I’ve at all times dealt with such scenes professionally,” Kapoor mentioned.
August 29, 2026, 18:00 IST
