Horse-riding causes chaos in Babul ka Aangan…

by Vidhya Krishnan

Sep 16, 2008, Bangalore

It's literally rough riding for Aastha, Abhinav and Siddharth on the sets of Babul Ka Aangan Chootey Na. A particular sequence required the trio to ride horses. The way it turned out, it seems the three won't be found anywhere near a stable for a long time. We're told that Aastha even broke down out of fear. To get the story from the 'horse's' mouth, we got in touch with Abhinav.

Abhinav said, "It was very scary in the beginning and I was very uncomfortable for the first two days. But later I was okay with it. Luckily my horse was not so aggressive as Aastha's and Siddarth's. The worry was more about falling down and breaking my bones. Siddharth did have a few hiccups and he started shouting. The horse got even more aggressive when he heard the shots. Aastha also was very uncomfortable and she started crying as her horse was very aggressive. Luckily, there were no major mishaps."

So, what exactly was the problem with the horses? Abhinav explains, "We had to ride the horse on the road and it was difficult to handle because horse-riding has to be done on a smooth surface like grass. We were worried that they would go out of control. But anyways I am happy in a way that I learnt the basics of horse-riding. I did have some theoretical experience with horse-riding but this was my first practical experience."

Aastha and Siddharth remained unavailable for comment. It seems that they are yet to shake off the nightmare.