A veteran player Bindu recently talked about an interesting event from the set Yash Chopra‘s ‘Joshila’, where she refused to wear a bikini and stopped shooting for almost two hours. She said that no one told her about the dress before shooting, which is why she refused to wear it. He also told a funny story Sanjeev KumarWho found it very difficult to call her “Maa” on the sets of Arjun Pandit, because the two were shooting romantic scenes together in another film earlier that day.
Bindu stunned in a bikini outfit on the sets of ‘Joshila’
In an interview with Vickey Lalwani, Bindu takes a trip down memory lane and shares memorable stories from his years in the film industry, which gave fans the passion and work ethic that defined Hindi cinema in the 1970s. One scene that stood out was that of ‘Joshila’, where Bindu was surprised when she arrived and was given a bikini to wear for an action without warning. “I stopped the shoot for two hours because I wasn’t ready to wear a proper bikini. A bikini is a bikini. I told Yash ji, ‘Please… you never told me about this before.’ I only found out about it when I got to the set.”
Bindu calls her a dressmaker like Dev Anand he waits in silence
The actor revealed that he immediately called his costume designer while the rest of the cast had no choice but to wait. It was Yash Chopra himself who finally stepped in to find the middle ground and put everyone at ease. “Then Yash ji said, ‘Stay in the water as much as we can. We will shoot that way and only take sides and back.’ Poor Dev Anand ji remained silent and said nothing. The shooting was suspended for about two hours. I just wondered what he was thinking. But Yash ji assured me, ‘We can do it. Don’t worry.’
How Yash Chopra made Bindu feel comfortable on the sets of ‘Joshila’
Instead of forcing Bindu to follow the original plan, Yash Chopra showed great interest and reworked the scene in a way that made her feel comfortable and relaxed. “They put me in the water, took the bullets from there, then filmed the side and the back. Afterwards, I asked the cinematographer Fali Mistry how it looked. He said, ‘Don’t worry, you look good, not ugly.’ When Fali ji said this, I was encouraged. Released in 1973, Joshila was a blockbuster starrer starring Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Raakhee and Bindu, with Dev Anand facing the challenge of playing two roles. The film continued to be fondly remembered for its memorable music and powerful performances.
Bindu and Sanjeev Kumar’s happy double date
He also shared an interesting story about Sanjeev Kumar that happened when the two shot for two different films on the same day. She also explained that her morning schedule, which was from 7am to 2pm, was for a movie where she and Sanjeev Kumar were filming a love song together. “We were shooting a song where I was trying to seduce Sanjeev Kumar.” After completing the schedule at Filmistan Studios, all the actors went to Mohan Studios to start shooting for Arjun Pandit’s evening.
Bindu remembers how Sanjeev Kumar struggled to call her ‘Maa’ in ‘Arjun Pandit’
In Arjun Pandit, Bindu played Ashok Kumar’s wife, and Sanjeev Kumar’s character had to call Ashok Kumar “Babuji” and Bindu “Maa.” But after spending the whole morning shooting romantic pictures with Bindu, Sanjeev Kumar found it difficult to adjust. “I changed into a simple white sari with no make-up. At the event, they had to call Ashok Kumar ‘Babuji’ and me ‘Maa.’ He entered laughing and left because the word ‘Maa’ did not come out.“Leader Hrishikesh Mukherjee he saw that there was a problem and asked Sanjeev Kumar what was the problem. His answer made everyone on the set burst into laughter. “From 7 am to 2 pm, he seduces me, and now you are asking me to call him ‘Maa’?” Bindu said that Sanjeev Kumar was able to say the line at the end, and after the shooting, the entire cast couldn’t stop laughing.