17 Years of Salaam-e-Ishq Exclusive: Shannon Esra talks about her experience of shooting Hindi films and working with Govinda:But one day, he disappeared in the middle of a scene in which he slaughtered a goat for good luck.” : Bollywood News
multi star Salam Ishq (2007) ended its 17-year history on January 26th. His six-song romantic drama, directed by Nikkhil Advani, did not receive a positive response from critics and audiences alike. But the song has strong recall value. What also stood out were the songs by Govinda and foreign actress Shannon Esra. There were some sweet, funny, and fun moments. As an independent film, it may have worked well for moviegoers.
said Shannon Esra, currently based in South Africa. bollywood hungama He exclusively talks about the experience of shooting this film and working with Govinda, who is known for his dance and comic talent.
About the actor, Shannon Esra revealed, “When the producers were explaining who Govinda was to me, they said, ‘He’s the John Travolta of Bollywood!'” It described him very well to me. It was also around this time that he started getting involved in politics. So, Salam Ishq It was like a return to film for him. Most of the time he was incredibly charming and very sweet. But one day, he disappeared on the way to the job site. He went to the village and slaughtered a goat to wish him good luck. He came back covered in blood! I asked him, “What happened?” He said matter-of-factly, “I just slaughtered the goat to wish the villagers good luck.” I was like, “What are you talking about?” (lol)! He was like, “This South African girl has no idea.” So in a way it was great to learn about the culture and rituals. ”
Shannon continued. “Overall he was nice and polite and we got along very well. I learned a lot from everyone on set. I remember being very fond of DOP Piyush Shah. . He really taught me a lot.”
When pointed out that Govinda was known to be superstitious, Shannon Esra replied:, “The day we were shooting at the Taj Mahal in Agra, we only had permits for 12 hours that day. I know I have to wait a little longer with lighting and other work. But when 10am came around, I realized that nothing was happening. Across the river, the director ( I could see Nikkhil Advani) pacing up and down and panicking. I asked Rukshida David, the third AD, why she wasn’t filming. She told me, “Govinda never takes a step from the vanity van.” I don’t want to come out.” I asked, “Why?” Did he hurt himself? She answered: “It’s probably unlucky for him to be working today with that constellation.” I thought we could only shoot that scene that day.”
Determined not to take things lying down, Shannon said, “I barged into his trailer and told him, ‘Get on set!'” while filming. I want to go home’! He just looked at me and said, “You’re so funny.” “You’re not kidding,” I yelled. I am serious. Get on the set! He started laughing and said, ‘You’re so attractive! “said. ”
That’s not all. “I had to tell him that his guru told him, ‘He’s not going to (shoot),'” Shannon said. You’re out of luck. ” I said to him, “If he doesn’t come on set, it will be unfortunate!” I begged and begged. But it didn’t work. ”
Things quickly got better. Shannon Esra said, “The next day he jumped out of the van and said, ‘Let’s shoot!'” Nikkil burst into tears of joy. He then managed to film the sequence. ”
Also Read: 17 Years of Salam-e-Ishq Exclusive: Shannon Esra talks about her experience of making a Hindi film and shooting song and dance sequences. Talking about her encounter with Salman Khan, she says: We were talking about hunting in South Africa and other ramblings. ”
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