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Leeches attack delicate darling Aishwarya while shooting for 'Ravana'
Spicezee Bureau
Mumbai, Jan 03: The shooting of Mani Ratnam's 'Ravana' has been one adventurous journey for Abhishek Bachchan and wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. There were scary snakes, leeches and wild animals in Kerala jungle, just waiting to pounce on the intruders filming for upcoming film, 'Ravana'. The beautiful Bachchan Bahu became the target of jungle leeches. According to sources, Ash was bitten on the very first day of the shoot.
"One day, Ash started bleeding from her leg, and that's when the crew realised she was attacked by a leech. After that, Mani Ratnam asked everyone to carry salt with them, since it repels leeches," says a source to a news daily.
The cast and crew faced the most gruelling adventures of their lives in the forest thickets. According to a source, "The shoot of the film would start before dawn, sometimes at 3 am. The jungles we shot in were so dense that sunlight would rarely break through even during the day. Artificial lighting was used even during daytime."
Apart from leeches, deadly snakes also infest the jungles. "There were seven to eight foot long snakes that would be present on the sets. Mani had got a local snake catcher who would protect the crew from any poisonous reptiles."
Mani Ratnam is also shooting for the Tamil version of the film which stars Ash opposite south actor Vikram.
We just wish that Mani Sir and hubby Abhishek take proper care to protect delicate darling Ash from leeches!
Spicezee Bureau
Mumbai, Jan 03: The shooting of Mani Ratnam's 'Ravana' has been one adventurous journey for Abhishek Bachchan and wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. There were scary snakes, leeches and wild animals in Kerala jungle, just waiting to pounce on the intruders filming for upcoming film, 'Ravana'. The beautiful Bachchan Bahu became the target of jungle leeches. According to sources, Ash was bitten on the very first day of the shoot.
"One day, Ash started bleeding from her leg, and that's when the crew realised she was attacked by a leech. After that, Mani Ratnam asked everyone to carry salt with them, since it repels leeches," says a source to a news daily.
The cast and crew faced the most gruelling adventures of their lives in the forest thickets. According to a source, "The shoot of the film would start before dawn, sometimes at 3 am. The jungles we shot in were so dense that sunlight would rarely break through even during the day. Artificial lighting was used even during daytime."
Apart from leeches, deadly snakes also infest the jungles. "There were seven to eight foot long snakes that would be present on the sets. Mani had got a local snake catcher who would protect the crew from any poisonous reptiles."
Mani Ratnam is also shooting for the Tamil version of the film which stars Ash opposite south actor Vikram.
We just wish that Mani Sir and hubby Abhishek take proper care to protect delicate darling Ash from leeches!
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