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Kajol Recalls Breaking Down After 'Bekhudi' Slap Scene at 16

She credits a director's provocation for the take, describing acting as emotionally exposing.

Overview

  • In a new Brut India interview, Kajol recounts struggling to slap co-star Kamal Sadanah in her 1992 debut Bekhudi at age 16.
  • She says she kept only tapping his face through multiple retakes, unable to raise her hand.
  • According to her, director Rahul Rawail told her she was "punishing him," which angered her and yielded a single perfect take.
  • She recalls crying and howling afterward and apologized to Sadanah, feeling she had done something unfair to someone who did not deserve it.
  • She frames acting as opening emotional barriers and returns next in The Trial Season 2, scheduled to premiere on JioHotstar on September 19, 2025.