| | | The bathing scene in the serial, (Inset) Mrinal Kulkarni | Actress Mrinal Kulkarni, aka Alaknanda of Solhah Singarr, recently fell ill after she was made to shoot a scene which needed her to get drenched in every shot, over several retakes. Thanks to the water sequence, the actress ran a high temperature.
Mrinal recalls, "It was a shuddhikaran scene, where I was required to bathe by pouring Gangajal (holy water of the Ganges) on myself to get rid my sins. I play a widow in the serial. The shooting started at 11.30 pm and I was asked to pour water on myself. It was a crucial turn in the serial. The director was taking the shots from every possible angle and it continued for four hours. I had to bathe more than 20 times to get the scene right. As it was cold at night, I was given served hot water. But, since the scenes were not up to the mark, and several retakes were needed, the crew members ended up bringing cold water later on."
The actress had a tough time bathing in the cold water. "It was tough. But, I had no options as the scene happened to be an integral part of the story. My crew members were very supportive though. In between shots, I was asked to stand in front of a heater, but it took a toll on me and I caught a chill. I could not shoot next day," she adds.
But, what with such a regressive scene? "I know, it was regressive, and the unit members felt bad too. In a way we were showcasing a superstitious act, but one can't deny that these incidents are prevalent in most of our villages," she replies. |
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