Anu Aggarwal of ‘Aashiqui’ fame recalled how she ended up slapping her co-star Mehmood harder than she intended for a scene in their film, Khal-Naaika.
Anu Aggarwal, best known for the musical blockbuster, Aashiqui, recently recalled an incident from the sets of her 1993 thriller drama, Khal-Naikaa. The actress opened up on how she accidently ended up slapping her co-star, veteran actor Mehmood harder than intended for a scene in the film.
While chatting with Lehren Retro, Anu shared, “Shooting with Mehmood was a great experience. There was a scene in the film where I had to slap him. My character was a psycho in the film. It was so difficult for me to slap him.”
She continued, “I had to prepare myself mentally for it because Mehmood was my grandfather’s age. I had to mentally totally remove myself from my personality. I slapped him so hard that he actually started crying. I felt so bad. I said cut and I hugged him, saying ‘I am so sorry.’ He said to me while crying, ‘Theek hai, theek hai.’”
Khal-Naikaa which released in 1993, featured Anu Aggarwal as the main antagonist. Jeetendra and Jaya Prada played the leading roles. The film based on the Hollywood film, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, is helmed by Sawan Kumar Tak. Anu essays the role of a widow, who after the death of her disgraced husband and losing her child, sets out to seek revenge from a woman and her family.
Anu Aggarwal made her acting debut with Aashiqui and went on to feature in films like Thiruda Thiruda, King Uncle, Khal-Naikaa before her career was cut short by a life-threatening accident that left her in a coma for 29 days.
