Karisma Kapoor is one of the leading Bollywood actresses. The actress was part of 1997 film Dil To Pagal Hai which remains one of the most popular films of her career. She also won the National Award and the Filmfare Award in the ‘best-supporting actress’ category for her portrayal of Nisha in the movie.
The song Le Gayi in the movie was picturised on Karisma and Shah Rukh and featured an elaborate choreography with several background dancers. The dancers were the students of Shiamak Davar’s dance academy, and one of them was Shahid Kapoor, who made his Bollywood debut six years later. Shahid in his past interview had once revealed that he had even caused Karisma to deliver 15 takes in one of the scenes.
As per reports in Hindustan Times, Le Gayi was meant to be a performance by a dance troupe, which is why it was crucial that Karisma and all the background dancers performed in sync. However, Shahid’s hair had other plans, and ended up embarrassing him in front of Karisma. He told Filmfare, “There was one guy who was slightly offbeat. I swear, with really big hair on his head, that’s me. I remember I won’t call her Karisma because at that time she was Karisma Kapoor, had to do 15 retakes because of me.” Shahid further recalled, “And, once she turned back and said ‘Ye kaun hai? Kaun hai ye?’ And, I was like hiding myself and saying ‘Main nahi hoon, main nahi hoon.’ I had just joined Shiamak Davar and my hair used to settle down half a beat after I settled down. So, it was actually not my fault. It was just the length of my hair.”
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