It was meant to be a simple jungle sequence to be shot in Goregaon's Film City for Anees Bazmi's forthcoming film. The scene revolved around Asin being lost in a jungle, and scampering up a tree, with Salman Khan following suit.
"Both Salman and the director were not sure if Asin could carry it off. Climbing a high tree is not quite what you'd expect a heroine to do, especially since this was a massive tree with sprawling branches. One look at the size of the tree and the director decided to use a duplicate for Asin and Salman. But Asin would hear none of it. She insisted on doing the dangerous scene herself," says a souceclose to film unit.
"What was meant to be a simple shot, took three whole days to complete. The unit had not anticipated disruptions and distractions from other film units that were shooting in the jungle. Suddenly there was a funeral procession that passed under the tree, and that had Salman and Asin crack up. So exhausted were the two actors, that the shoot had to be cancelled. Asin's shoulders were numb because of the pressure from the harness," adds the source.
When questioned about it, Asin says it's her childhood fantasy to climb a tree.
"Salman and I were shooting on top of a tree for three days. Was it dangerous? I don't care! It is my childhood fantasy to climb a tree," laughed Asin.
Half day shoot extended to three days, which resulted in increase of cost of production. That's a heavy price to pay to see Asin fantasy come true!
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