Shilpa Shetty was laughing when Shahrukh Khan pushed her in ‘Baazigar’, after 32 years the actress herself told the reason

Why was Shilpa Shetty Smiling in Baazigar Falling Scene: The film Baazigar, released 32 years ago, is counted among the best films not only of Shahrukh Khan but also of Shilpa Shetty’s career. Every scene of this film is still fresh in people’s minds. However, one scene of this film is most talked about, when Shahrukh’s character pushes Shilpa down from a tall building. During this, Shilpa Shinde is seen laughing. For years, questions have been raised about this scene as to why she was laughing during such a serious scene. Now after 32 years, Shilpa has revealed why this happened. Let us know this interesting story in detail-

The laughing look was due to string work

In an interview given to the media, Shilpa Shetty told that at that time VFX and CGI technology was not present in films like today. According to the actress, the entire scene of Baazigar falling was shot with the help of string work. According to him, he had to give this scene many times. The expression that appeared on his face due to continuous leaning was seen as laughing in the film.

It took four days to shoot the falling scene

Shilpa further told about the difficulties faced while shooting this scene that she had to give about 15 to 20 takes to complete that one scene and it had to be shot for four days. The actress said that even today, if someone looks carefully at that scene, a glimpse of the string on which she was hanging is visible in the frame. It can be removed with the help of today’s technology, but it was not possible at that time.

Debut film changed Shilpa’s fate

Let us tell you that ‘Baazigar’ was Shilpa Shetty’s debut film. It was directed by Abbas-Mustan. In this, Shahrukh Khan and Kajol were seen in important roles with him. In this she played the role of Kajol’s sister. When this film was released on 12 November 1993, Shilpa was only 18 years old. Her acting in the very first film was highly praised and she was nominated for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress.

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The songs of the film are still present on people’s lips

Along with the story of the film, its songs are also present on people’s lips even today. Songs like ‘Aye Mere Humsafar’ and ‘Kitabaen Bahushi Si’ are still a part of people’s playlist. According to reports, this film was made on a budget of around Rs 4 crore and it earned more than Rs 32 crore at the box office. It became the fourth highest grossing Hindi film of that year.

shilpa shetty workfront

Talking about the work front, Shilpa Shetty was recently seen in the role of Satyavati in the Kannada Pan India film ‘KD: The Devil’. In this, Dhruv Sarja and Sanjay Dutt were seen in the lead roles and this film was released in theaters on 30 April 2026. After this, it was released on ZEE5 in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages ​​from June 5, 2026.

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