Rekha was ‘furious' when a co-star kissed her on set without her consent, he claimed it was ‘important for the film': ‘She felt betrayed'
Yasser Usman's book Rekha: The Untold Story revisits Rekha's early days in the Hindi film industry. As per the book, actor Biswajeet, director Kuljeet Pal and cinematographer Raja Nawathe hatched a plan where Biswajeet would plant a kiss on Rekha's lips as soon as the camera started rolling, without her consent. When the camera rolled, Biswajeet did what was planned and left Rekha shocked. Biswajeet later acknowledged that Rekha felt 'betrayed and furious' when this happened, but he maintained that he wasn't at fault. He was quoted in the book saying, 'It was not for my enjoyment, but important for the film. Rekha felt betrayed and was furious.'
However, Kuljeet Pal had another story to tell as he insisted that Rekha was aware of the kissing scene and had consented to it. 'Rekha was there. She said that she has no reservations against a kissing scene. I only told her that since she is doing something which Hindi film heroines don't, it will be better if she said she absolutely did not like it. But she knew about this scene in all cases.'
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Although the filming of Do Shikari started in 1969, the film did not release until 1979. Rekha made her Hindi film debut with Sawan Bhadon in 1970. She was then seen in popular films like Dharmatma, Ghar, Muqaddar Ka Sikander, Mr Natwarlal across the decade.
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