Veteran actor Govind Namdev opened about his sexually assault scene with Madhuri Dixit. The Bollywood actors worked together in Prem Granth, in which they had a rape scene. The film released in 1996, and starred Rishi Kapoor in the lead.
The actor recalled Madhuri was one of the best actresses in Bollywood at the time while he was relatively new when they shared the scene. “I was new at the time, she was a superstar at the time. Before that scene, whatever scenes we did, she liked me, she liked my acting, she even appreciated me. That way, we bonded,” Namdev told Bollywood Bubble.
When the time came to film the rape scene, Govind remembered discussing the scene with Madhuri and ensuring that they both felt safe. “This way, the people involved understand that the opposite person is worried and concerned, and is not a weird person, that he has sense and etiquette hai. When I checked on her, she said, ‘Yeah, yeah, it’s okay.’ (After this discussion with her), I now know that I can take a little liberty with this character. We’ve done such scenes with her, for example, I’ve held her in water and spun her around. If she wouldn’t have given me the confidence to do, I’d be hesitating while performing the scenes,” he added.
The actor added that he never shied away from taking a second shot in such scenes, if required. Prem Granth was directed by Rishi’s brother, Rajiv Kapoor. The film also starred Shammi Kapoor and Anupam Kher. Although an interesting subject, the film did not perform as per expectations.
Govind Namdev went on to do several films, such as Dum Maro Dum, Bandit Queen, Virasat, Satya, Kachche Dhaage, Mast, Thakshak, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Pukar, Raju Chacha, Sarfarosh, Satta, Qayamat and Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, Johny Gadhaar.
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