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Ashutosh Gowariker talking about Deepika's action scenes and character, Kalpana, in Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.
Saree for trouble
Deepika Padukone, dressed in a traditional Bengali saree for Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, had trouble with her action scenes
Posted On Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 04:18:08 AM
| Deepika Padukone will be seen in a complete new avatar in Ashutosh Gowariker's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey. The actress has toned down the glam factor for the period film in which she plays a Bengali revolutionary. Neeta Lulla has styled her look and a professional Bengali draper was called on the sets to drape the traditional saree that she wears in the film. However, in this pursuit of perfection, the saree got in the way while Deepika was shooting for action scenes. Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey is a period film which is based on Manini Chatterjee's book Do And Die and is about the 1930s Chittagong Uprising.
Director Ashutosh Gowariker says, "Deepika plays Kalpana Datta, one of my favourite characters in the movie. It showcases the grit and determination of the women of that time, when they were not allowed to participate in the freedom movement. But she braved the odds and took the gun in her hands to fight for the country." Deepika, however, was fighting to subdue the wilful saree most of the time. A source reveals, "Deepika was required to do some action scenes in the film. But the saree was causing a lot of problems. Every time she took the gun to shoot, or run, the saree would come in the way.
Designer Neeta Lulla says, "We did our research for the character and accordingly draped her in the Bengali traditional manner. It is a single pallu drape, twice over the shoulder. When she was doing her action sequence, like any other normal saree, we tucked it around her waist." |
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