Ashutosh says didnt faint on set
By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Friday,
December
01,
2006
On
Monday
Mumbai
was
abuzz
with
the
rumour
that
Ashutosh
Gowariker
fainted
while
managing
huge
gawking
crowds
on
location
for
Jodha-Akbar
in
Rajasthan.
Ashutosh
called
to
explain,
"First
of
all
it
wasn't
me.
I'm
hale
and
hearty.
And
a
very
strong
guy.
It
will
take
more
than
the
hot
climate
to
shrivel
me
down."
So then what happened? "See, we're shooting in a place called Dhula on the outskirts of Jaipur. It's an actually parched over-heated desert-scape. So this morning when we were shooting a battle scene, two local villagers who doubled up as junior artistes fainted because of the heat. They were in full battle gear, armour helmet and all. And the heat was grueling. But they revived soon enough and were back shooting within hours," Ashutosh who's currently without his lead pair in Rajasthan (both Hrithik and Ash are in Mumbai) sounds relieved.
As for the heat... "Why the fuss? Do you know when we were shooting the climactic cricket match for Lagaan in Bhuj , villagers who were posing as ...well villagers, kept fainting because of the direct sun-light that they had to bear for hours....I guess I do make rugged films that require a lot running around in the heat and dust."
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