Pushkar Jog who is without doubt one of the hottest actors in Marathi cinema began his profession as a toddler artist on the age of seven, when he landed a task in ‘Hum Dono’. Whereas the expertise marked the start of his performing journey, the kid actor additionally walked away with an disagreeable reminiscence involving late actor Rishi Kapoor. In a current interview, Jog recalled being reprimanded by Kapoor throughout a music shoot and revealed that Nana Patekar later confronted the veteran actor for shouting at him.Jog remembered how unfamiliar he was with the dimensions and environment of a Hindi movie set when he started taking pictures ‘Hum Dono’. He had landed the function with out even auditioning, due to Nana Patekar, who knew him from Pune.He mentioned in an interview with Galatta India, “Sure, Rishi Kapoor sir had scolded me at the moment. I used to be only a 7-year-old child. I didn’t know something. I used to be seeing a Hindi movie set for the primary time, with 100-150 individuals. Nana Patekar sir gave that movie to me, with out auditioning. He simply mentioned, ‘Mera Pune ka bacha hai, vo karega yeh function (He’s my baby from Pune, he’ll solely do that function)’.”Jog mentioned Kapoor’s character added to his nervousness on his first day. He added that the actor was quiet and reserved however commanded appreciable presence on set, with even the adults round him seemingly intimidated.“I got here for the shoot and my first day there, I keep in mind Rishi Kapoor sir, very reserved, not speaking a lot, and he had an aura. All people was fearful of him. He was very blunt. I used to be additionally scared, as a result of he regarded very agency and scary.”The uncomfortable encounter befell in the course of the filming of a music that includes Kapoor and Pooja Bhatt, with Farah Khan choreographing the sequence. Jog performed a storage employee within the scene, which revolved round Kapoor and Bhatt arriving in a brand new automotive.Throughout a rehearsal, Jog by chance dropped the flower petals he was holding onto Kapoor’s head. What adopted left the seven-year-old in tears.“I don’t know what pissed him, however after the lower, he simply snapped at me. I began crying there solely. He mentioned, ‘Who have you ever obtained on the set? Who is that this? No less than educate him one thing earlier than bringing right here’,” Jog recalled.Farah Khan stepped in to consolation the younger actor and took him to the van. Jog’s mom, who was additionally current on the set, was reportedly left frightened by what had occurred.Since Jog shared an in depth bond with Nana Patekar, he later informed him concerning the incident. Patekar, he recalled, didn’t let it go and determined to handle the matter instantly with Kapoor. Regardless of not being scheduled to shoot the subsequent day, Patekar returned to the set and confronted the veteran actor.“He blasted Rishi Kapoor sir, he gave it again to him. He mentioned, ‘Whoever you’re, don’t you understand how to deal with a toddler? He’s a 7-year-old child, how would he learn about take and rehearsal. Why would you shout at him?’ However, he had that kindness and audacity to say that in entrance of Rishi Kapoor sir. God bless his soul, however I’ve this disagreeable reminiscence with him. All of us nonetheless love him and respect him,” Jog shared.
