The pain of a scene being cut from a film is something most character actors know all too well. the actor Amit Behlknown for his rolesLakshya‘ and the TV show ‘Shanti’ has now spoken candidly about this reality and the rare stars who chose professionalism over insecurity. he talked about Hrithik RoshanWhile working with him in ‘Lakshya’.
Amit Behl has revealed that Hrithik Roshan told him to shoot if necessary
In a chat with Siddharth Kannan, Amit Behl didn’t shy away from admitting how common it has been for leading stars to edit out supporting actors’ scenes, or even tone down their voices, simply out of insecurity. “It feels bad,” he said bluntly.But among these difficult memories, Amit singled out ‘Lakshya’ as a shining exception. He revealed, “When I did Lakshya, Farhan (Akhtar) kept every single shot that he told me. There is an iconic scene in the film where I punish Hrithik Roshan and enroll him in an obstacle course. Hrithik told me, ‘Sir, if necessary, throw me out. I’m wearing a body kit so don’t worry. Please fire me if you feel it is necessary because this scene is very important to the film.We took three for that shot, and Hrithik was covered in mud, but he still gave me that space.”
Amit Behl stars Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar he did not edit his scenes
What made the experience even more remarkable, Amit Behl pointed out, was the stature that Hrithik and Farhan already enjoyed at that time. He said, “Hrithik was already a big star after ‘Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai’, and Farhan was a famous director after ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, yet they kept all my scenes and never edited me. So there are fond memories too. Earlier, there were many cases where our scenes would be cut. Now they don’t dare to make the film, how much work is left, how the film turns out.” star?”
More about ‘Lakshya’
Directed by Farhan Akhtar, the film starred Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta and Amitabh Bachchan in lead roles. The film was released in theaters on June 18, 2004.
