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More than the chemistry of lead actors
on screen, the chemistry between the actor and director is of prime importance
to create the necessary magic on celluloid. The need of strong communication
bond between an actor and director translates into phenomenal performance on
screen. One such remarkable role that will always find its place in the list of
acting abilities is that of Jhilmil from Barfi. Priyanka Chopra surely had a
hard task at hand. While Ranbir Kapoor was all set to be the Murphy's favourite
child, Priyanka couldn't imagine herself in the role of an autistic girl.
It was a challenge for Director, Anurag Basu to boost the confidence of
the leading lady of the film. Considering it was the first project of Priyanka
& Anurag and their first interaction, it was of utmost importance for them
to gel well. Their informal interaction kick started with script reading and
workshop session. Anurag Basu, Priyanka Chopra and the assistant directors got
into a room for their first reading of the script. All of a sudden, lovingly
known as Dada in the industry, Mr. Basu asked everyone except Priyanka to
leave the room. This put the international star in a slight thinking mode.
However, without much of a reaction, she witnessed the rest of the crew
obliging the director's order. Once the room had only two members Dada and
Priyanka, he asked her to come close. With the sense of unbelievability,
Priyanka thought she heard something wrong. No action from Priyanka, Dada asked
her again to come close to her. Little taken aback with the extra Dostana, she
tried not to overthink and sat beside the director. However, Dada next asked
her to come close and hold his shirt collars. The awkwardness creeped her more
with this sudden and weird demand. Priyanka politely refused
expressing her Aitraaz very clearly. But Dada again insisted her to hold his
collar tight. But this time he added that he wanted her to hold his collar and
abuse him using Hindi swear words. Amused by this request of the director,
Priyanka couldn’t understand the reason for the same. Dada managed to convince
this city girl to hurl Hindi foul language on him taking him by the collar.
Being a director's actor, Priyanka pulled up her acting socks and started
abusing Anurag Basu in loud voices. Shocked by the screaming inside the room,
the crew rushed to help the situation. It came as a big surprise for everyone
and specially Priyanka that this was Anurag Basu's fashion of breaking ice with
the actress he was getting into the process of making the film high on
emotional quotient. This clearly helped to develop a non-awkward and warm
relation between the actress and the director, the results of which was out
there for the world to see in form of Priyanka nailing the character of
Jhilmil. This was surely an innovative way of Anurag Basu to form a bond that
is as sweet as Barfi.
Source: ETC Bollywood with Komal Nahta -
Team of Barfi
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