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Originally posted by: Yuvika_15

is it tru tht MR had 2 reali drink alcohol 2 b able 2 do these drunk scenes? he seemed sober in da interviews they had during the time 🤔

Originally posted by: kshreya2002

@Baljit: Thanks for posting the caps. Yeah I remember us speculating how Naku's color could be hidden. 😆

Originally posted by: -Roopa-

As per one of his interview, he was asked to do the scene that way.. but at the end he got tensed about it and handled it in his own way...😃

Ksh has already posted the article..

Mishal as Dutta was just amazing in these episodes. A standing ovation to Mishal for taking us through Dutta's pain, torment and fury so convincingly.

Wasn't it for these episodes where he had to actually get high (outside work hours, ofcourse) to act out the drunken scenes so effectively? I remember watching the MR's interview.

Perhaps, this episode had one of those rare scenes where Baaji does not believe naku..not surprising because seeing Dutta hurting is prime-most to him.

For once the nikamme BG's followed the orders to the T…probably because they were DSP's direct commands

Originally posted by: ZubyDutta

Thanks for the update.

I always considered this dragging of a girl to the mandap forcibly to wed by a man of DSP stature to be a big blooper.But what a mesmerising act by Mishal👏 I wish there was a standaing ovation emo in IF.Fantabulous!⭐️ This is where he made us all his slaves for life.Was afraid to blink through out the episode.

Originally posted by: kshreya2002

Here is the article:

TV's Own Devdas Mishal asked to report drunk

May 20, 2010 by FSJ

Shah Rukh Khan hissed like a serpent to play his evil double in Duplicate. Shabana Azmi put on tons of weight to play the madam in Mandi. Rajendra Kumar rearranged the furniture of his house and tried walking blindfolded to get under the skin of a blind man for Saathi. Sunil Dutt swam across the river each day to get a feel of his boatman character in Milan.

Many film actors have walked the extra mile when they want to imbue realism into their performance. And now television actors too are clamouring to get close to reality. In a bid to give a 'realistic' feel to a drunken scene in Laagi Tujhse Lagan, lead actor Mishal Raheja, who plays the don Dattabhau, was asked to have a few stiff drinks before reporting on the sets.

The background to the scene: the intense and introverted Dattabhau (Mishal) realises that his bride-to-be, Supriya, has eloped with her bodyguard. In a fit of rage, a drunken Dattabhau manhandles his house help, Nakusha, because he suspects her of abetting Supriya in the elopement. To add fuel to the fire, Nakusha inadvertently admits that she loves him and further invokes Dattabhau's rage.

This crucial scene required Mishal to be uncontrollably furious for a prolonged period of time; it was to be shot for three days. And Mishal was asked to be suitably high. However, Mishal developed cold feet at the last moment. He says, "I was against the idea of drinking for a scene. There are kids who watch the show and I thought it would send out a wrong message to them if they came to know that I had come drunk on the sets."

"Since I'm not a heavy drinker, it would have been difficult for me to replicate being drunk on screen. So I went to a city pub and downed a few pegs"

At the same time, Mishal was determined to enact the sequence with elan. So, the actor came up with a novel plan to prepare himself for his Devdas avatar. He reveals, "Acting is all about memory; an actor draws upon all the different kind of emotions he goes through in his real life. But since I'm not a heavy drinker, it would have been difficult for me to replicate being drunk on screen. So, I went to a city pub, Woodside Inn, with two of my friends and downed a few pegs. After that, I made mental notes of the way I babbled and swayed. The next day, I incorporated the gestures into my performance. I had not told my friends that I was doing it for my shoot because they would have added their inputs and confused me."

Couldn't he have done the same scene by observing others? Mishal has a ready answer. "When you observe others, you can only see the body language. But I wanted to 'feel' the emotion; and so decided to 'get drunk' myself."

This young professional avers, "If I can manage a scene without drinking, I would rather not drink; if the scene had not worked I would have probably had a few drinks to make it look authentic. Luckily, it worked for me without resorting to drinking. I got a lot of congratulatory messages from the channel. They liked the scene a lot." What's Mishal's poison? He flashes his famous, dimpled smile and says, "Vodka and diet coke."

One for the road, Mishal.

' Mili Swarnakar,
Bollywood News Service

http://www.thefilmstreetjournal.com/2010/05/tv%e2%80%99s-own-devdas-mishal-asked-to-report-drunk/