Director Vikramaditya Motwane recalls Lootera’s shoot; Ranveer Singh wanted to feel the pain

In 2013's Lootera, Ranveer Singh delivered a compelling performance that was highly applauded. While the film's box office numbers fell short of expectations, audiences were particularly drawn to his on-screen chemistry with Sonakshi Sinha.  

Recently, in a conversation with Mashable India, director Vikramaditya Motwane revealed to casting director Mukesh Chhabra the challenging filming conditions, during which Ranveer Singh experienced a physical injury on set.  

Shooting of Lootera 

Talking about the shooting experience of the film, Motwane said, “We came to Dalhousie in March. We shot for two days and Ranveer hurt his back. He said he will be fine. The next day, we shot a scene where he takes out the bullet from his waist… now Ranveer has worked himself up to a frenzy. That I want to feel the pain here and want to emote it on screen etc. He asked me, ‘Sir what do I put here? I want to feel the pain.’ I said just act.” 

He added, “So what he did was take some black paper clips and pinned them near the waist and then started running up and down the mountain to get into the moment because he has been shot and he has to come in sweating. He came then we shot the entire scene. By the end of the day when we had shot the entire thing, he finally takes out that clips. He has been feeling all that pain over there. He did not realize that his back was in spasm. He felt the pain here, but not on his back. He just collapsed and had to be taken out. We had to chopper him out on the next day from Dalhousie, so that schedule got cancelled.”  

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Vikramaditya Motwane latest 

Released on Netflix on October 4, the thriller film CTRL, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and starring Ananya Panday in a central role, received positive reactions from critics and viewers alike.