Sudeep Sahir beaten black and blue
He battled with a professional wrestler for a fight scene in Jab Love Hua… who took his act too seriously
Reena Thapar Kapoor
Sudeep Sahir, the chocolate hero who plays Raghu in Zee TV's new show Jab Love Hua, recently found himself in a difficult situation during the shooting of the serial.
The scene involved a quarrel between Raghu and his girlfriend Aanya, where Sudeep's character accepts a challenge to fight a duel with a wrestler.
So Sudeep found himself face-to-face with a beefy wrestler, 6 feet 9 inches tall and as broad, on the sets.
The director suggested that they hire a body double for Sudeep for the wrestling scenes since it would be difficult for the chocolate hero to fight the big man. But Sudeep decided to play brave and insisted on doing the shot himself.
However, all his bravado vanished during the shot. "This was the wrestler's first scene and in all his excitement, he lifted me 7 feet above the ground and then threw me down with full force," says Sudeep. "It all happened so quickly that before I realised it, I was down on the ground with bruises all over my body."
And that wasn't all. Despite the unit members asking the wrestler to take it easy for the next shot, he mauled Sudeep again for the next shot as well. "In the next shot, my head was supposed to be under his arm," recounts Sudeep. "And me he squeezed my head so badly that for a second I thought I was dying! I actually began screaming for help. I tried hard to free myself from his grip but in vain. The director and others had to tell him that the shot was over before he let go of me."
Sudeep ended up gasping for breath. "I felt disoriented for half an hour after that and couldn't concentrate on anything. Anil (the wrestler) is a sweet guy but he gets really involved in his character," he laughs.
• It all happened so quickly that before I realised it, I was down on the ground with bruises all over my body
— Sudeep Sahir
Bigg Boss 19
Book Talk
