Overview

• The Lehren interview has resurfaced online, drawing renewed attention to the 2000 film Josh and its infamous slap scene.
• Gill recounts director Mansoor urging her to intensify the slap after multiple takes failed to capture authentic anger.
• She says the set fell silent after the forceful blow, with the director momentarily forgetting to call “cut.”
• A lifelong fan of Khan’s early television work, Gill admits she was nervous but lauds his patience and encouragement during the shoot.
• Josh, filmed in Goa, stars Shah Rukh Khan as gang leader Max, Aishwarya Rai as his sister Shirley and Priya Gill as Max’s love interest Rosanne.