It
could
have
turned
into
a
serious
tu-tu-main-main
between
the
producer
and
director
who
wanted
to
recreate
the
snow-capped
Kashmiri
Mountains
in
Film
City
on
the
day
that
Bipasha
Basu
resumed
shooting
at
Film
City
for
Lamhaa.
According
to
a
source
Bipasha
had
to
do
a
tough
action
scene
on
the
location
depicting
the
zigzagging
streets
of
Kashmir
in
Film
City.
And
Dholakia
wanted
snow...not
authentic
snow.
But
the
kind
created
for
cinema
with
salt.
Says
Dholakia,
''It's
a
well-known
fact
that
the
salt
effect
to
create
snow
on
screen
is
far
more
effective
than
real
snow
which
tends
to
obstruct
the
camera
(Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
shot
all
the
snow-scaped
scenes
in
Black
with
simulated
snow).
So
yes
I
ordered
salt
for
the
scenes
with
Bipasha.''
Apparently,
a
truck
of
salt
was
ordered
to
create
snow
at
Film
City.
But
producer
Bunty
Walia
put
his
foot
down.
Says
Bunty,
''Yes
I
stopped
the
truck
with
salt
because
I
was
against
the
snow
idea.
See,
how
do
we
match
the
real
snow
in
Kashmir
with
the
artificial
snow
when
we
return
to
Kashmir
in
January
and
in
any
case
how
can
we
be
sure
it'd
be
snowing
in
Kashmir
when
we
return
there?
How
would
we
ensure
continuity
with
the
scenes
we
shoot
on
Film
City?"
Reluctantly
and
not
too
happily
Dholakia
shot
without
his
truckload
of
snow.
Says
the
director,
"It's
very
important
to
return
to
Kashmir
at
any
cost.
I
need
to
take
my
cast
and
crew
to
shoot
the
Dal
Lake.
That
cannot
be
recreated
in
Film
City.
Happily
for
me
Sanju,
Bipasha
and
Kunal
Kapoor
agree
with
me.
So
we'll
return
to
Kashmir
to
capture
as
much
authenticity
as
possible.''
Story first published: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 9:50 [IST]