Getting the creeps
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It was a rattling experience she's not likely to forget in a long time. When Deepa Parab was told she had to shoot for a sequence with a live cobra in Reth she was nonchalant, saying that a real snake would give the scene an authentic touch.
But when the snake was brought to the sets and placed in front of her she recoiled back in horror. And when it started slithering towards her she panicked and forgot her expressions and dialogues.
"I think even the snake got scared with so much commotion around him. I kept staring at it in fear it might attack me. The whole incident was very dumb and scary," reminisces Deepa.
The director realised that the shot was not happening and decided to shoot individually and then mix the scenes up on the editing table. Though she gave their best performance, but her tryst with the king cobra was no royal experience. — NF