Nana Patekar on working with Rishi Kapoor: Would abuse a lot, gave only one take

Actor Nana Patekar recently shared his experiences of working with Rishi Kapoor on the sets of the 1995 film 'Hum Dono'. In an interview with India Today's sister channel, The Lallantop, Nana Patekar described the challenges he faced while working with Rishi Kapoor, known for his short temper.

Nana revealed that Rishi would often lose his cool and was reluctant to give more than one take for scenes. The film, directed by Shafi Inamdar, starred both Nana Patekar and Rishi Kapoor. Nana recalled an incident where Rishi got annoyed after being asked to give multiple takes. He said, "Gaali bohot deta tha woh (he would abuse a lot)."

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Nana then added, "He would get annoyed a lot. He would give only one take and not more and say, ‘We are extempore, not like you theatre guys, kya bakwaas baat karta hai, chal' (What nonsense are you talking about? Let's go).”

By the fifth take, Rishi managed to get the shot right, but he was visibly irritated. Despite the tension, the final take was used in the film.

"I once asked him to give another shot as the first one was terrible. He said, ‘Who is the director here? Shafi or you? Hatao yaar Sisko (Someone remove him).‘ He gave the second take, which was also bad. I told him, ‘Chintu ye bakwaas hai’ (Chintu, this is bad), he then started abusing me. Itni gandi gaaliyan! (Such filthy curses) By the fifth take he was like, ‘Now I will hit you!’ but that was the best take! That was the take that made it to the film. When I came for dubbing, I told him see it was retained, and he said, ‘Ha theek hai yaar’ (It's alright). We spoke a lot after he went for his treatment,” Nana concluded.

Nana also mentioned that they spoke a lot after Rishi went to New York City for leukemia treatment. Rishi Kapoor was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018 and died in 2020.

Published By: Trisha Bhattacharya Published On: Jun 25, 2024