Isha Koppikar On Intense Chandralekha Scene: ‘Nagarjuna Slapped Me 14 Times, I Had Bruises'
Bollywood actress Isha Koppikar shared a story from her second film, Chandralekha, where she asked co-star Nagarjuna to slap her for real to capture genuine anger.
Ating can be a tough gig, especially when you're taking real slaps for the sake of art! Isha Koppikar recently took us down memory lane, sharing a rather painful story from one of her earliest films, Chandralekha. While chatting with Hindi Rush, the actor revealed that during the shoot, she asked her co-star Nagarjuna to slap her for real. And, well… he ended up doing it 14 times!
'I got slapped by Nagarjuna," Isha said, laughing about it now. 'I was a fully committed actor that I want to perform in a real, method way. So when he was slapping me, I couldn't feel it. This was my second film, so I told him, 'Nag, you really slap me.' He said, 'Are you sure? No, I can't.' I said, 'I want that feeling. I am not feeling it right now.' So he slapped me, but softly."
But that wasn't enough for the camera or her director who still couldn't catch the right expression of rage on Isha's face. So, what followed was an unexpected slap marathon. 'In an attempt to look angry, I got slapped 14 times. At the end, I literally had slap marks on my face," she added. 'Bechara mujhe leke baitha, bola sorry. I said, 'I asked for it, why are you saying sorry?'"
Chandralekha, a remake of the Malayalam film by Priyadarshan, marked Isha's debut as a lead actor in Telugu cinema. The Krishna Vamsi directorial also starred Ramya Krishnan, Murali Mohan, and Tanikella Bharani alongside Nagarjuna.
Now more selective about her roles, Isha was last seen in the 2024 sci-fi adventure Ayalaan with Sivakarthikeyan and Rakul Preet Singh. The film did well at the box office, collecting Rs76.5 crore globally.
Isha Koppikar, born on 19 September 1976, is an Indian actress, politician, and model. While she is best known for her work in Hindi cinema, she has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi films. She began her acting career in South Indian films in the late 1990s before shifting her focus to Bollywood in the early 2000s.
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