Riteish
Deshmukh
flatly
refused
to
kiss
'good
friend'
Jacqueline
Fernandez
while
he
shot
for
Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai.
Apparently,
this
is
because
of
the
influence
of
his
good
buddy
Shahrukh
Khan,
who
has
always
adopted
a
no-kissing
policy
while
acting
on
screen.
No-kiss
policy
Says
a
source,
"Riteish
has
always
adopted
a
no-kiss
policy
for
all
his
films.
This
time,
too,
for
Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai,
he
refused
to
kiss
Jacqueline
even
for
a
crucial
scene.
Director
Milap
Zaveri
is
one
of
Riteish's
closest
friends
and
was
beseeching
him
to
kiss
Jackie
but
Riteish
remained
adamant.
It
was
the
climax
scene
when
Riteish
and
Jackie
realise
their
love
for
each
other.
The
kiss
was
symbolic
of
taking
their
relationship
further."
When
we
quiz
Riteish
about
his
no-kissing
policy,
a
la
SRK,
in
films
he
says,
"It's
true
that
I
don't
like
kissing
in
films.
I
have
been
asked
to
kiss
in
many
of
my
films
but
have
always
refused.
I
am
a
very
shy
person
and
kissing
is
too
intimate
and
personal
an
act
for
me
to
do
in
front
of
millions
of
eyes.
I
am
not
comfortable
doing
it.
I
can't
be
detached
while
kissing
someone
on
screen."
Riteish
adds
that
when
his
director
narrated
JKSAH
to
him,
Milap
had
told
him
about
the
kissing
scene.
"When
Milap
told
me
about
kissing
Jackie
during
the
climax
I
told
him
that
I
won't
kiss
and
would
rather
avoid
it
completely.
But
somehow
he
didn't
believe
what
I
said
and
throughout
our
shooting
kept
asking
if
I
would
do
the
scene
and
I
kept
telling
him
that
I
will
think
about
it
fully
knowing
I'd
never
do
it.
But
I
am
not
a
prude.
I'd
cringe
to
see
myself
kissing
on
screen
but
if
others
do
it,
I'm
fine."
Finally,
when
it
came
to
shooting
the
climax,
Milap
asked
Riteish
again.
The
actor
turned
him
down.
"The
whole
unit
-
except
Milap
-
knew
I
wouldn't
kiss
Jackie.
He
didn't
give
up
but
tried
to
convince
me
for
nearly
40
minutes.
I
didn't
kiss
and
finally
we
ended
up
shooting
a
cuter
scene
which
expresses
our
romance
much
more
than
a
kiss
would
have.
I
stand
justified!"
While
his
director
was
angry
at
Riteish's
adamant
stance,
his
co-star
Jacqueline
was
far
more
understanding.
Says
Ritiesh,
"When
I
explained
my
stand
to
Jackie,
she
was
fine
and
understood
why
I
didn't
want
to
do
that.
It
never
created
unpleasantness
between
us.
The
scene
was
where
we
know
we
love
each
other
and
the
kiss
was
a
culmination
of
our
love.
Our
alternate
worked
much
better
than
the
kiss.
I
think
it
was
one
of
those
rare
times
when
the
director
and
heroine
wants
a
kiss
but
the
hero
refuses!"
Kissing
is
out
for
Riteish
but
are
seduction
scenes
also
out?
Ritiesh
laughs
mischievously,
"I
only
spoke
about
not
doing
kissing
scenes
--
who
said
anything
about
not
doing
seduction
scenes?"
Story first published: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 14:17 [IST]