Isha Koppikar remembered and told that this story is during the shooting of the 1998 film ‘Chandralekha’, in which she was with South’s superstar Nagarjuna. Isha told that she himself requested Nagarjuna to slap him.
‘Nag, you really slap me’
Talking to Hindi Rush, Isha revealed this shocking. Isha said, she was very dedicated to acting at that time and wanted to mold in the role through ‘method acting’. This was the reason that he took this step to show the scene real. He said-‘This was my second film. In that scene, I was not able to show anger properly. He was getting taken repeatedly, the camera was not able to catch the expression. Then I told Nagarjuna, ‘Nag, you really slap me.’ At first he hesitated, said, ‘No, no…’, but when I insisted and I want that feeling. I don’t feel yet. So they slapped me, but slowly.
Why were 14-15 slaps
Isha told that the scene was demanded, he showed anger, but it was not happening and due to this, re-tex was happening again and again. He slapped me 14-15 times for this scene. The actress told that I was so slapped in shooting that scene that in the end my face was marked. Nagarjuna was very embarrassed. He repeatedly apologized. But I told them, it was my wish, you did not do anything wrong.
The last time I came to see ‘Ayalan’
Let us tell you that Isha Kopper has appeared in films like ‘Krishna Cottage’, ‘Kya Kool Hain Hum’, ‘Pinjar’ and ‘Don’. She last appeared in the Tamil film ‘Ayalan’ in 2024. But he believes that the memories of this slap scene of ‘Chandralekha’ are still different and learning of his career.
