Actor Aditi Rao Hydari, who played Bibbojan, a dancer and secret freedom fighter in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Netflix series Heeramandi, recently shared her experience of working with the renowned filmmaker, who often describes his actors as a demanding taskmaster. Let’s describe it as. He revealed that Bhansali used unconventional methods, including “starving” him to bring out his best performance in “seditious scenes”.

in an interview with hollywood reporterAditi revealed that Bhansali kept her hungry throughout the day to help her perfect the emotionally charged scenes.

“The scenes where I had to give passionate speeches – Sanjay sir made me starve for a day because these scenes don’t come naturally. Aditi said, “I did it happily because it really helped me…helpful help.”

The 38-year-old actor further explained, “I was struggling with these scenes, and she would tease me, saying, ‘If I ask her to give an erotic scene, she will turn it into one.’ makeup Scene.’ So he said, ‘Don’t eat,’ and that’s what happened.

Aditi also discussed her challenging experience of performing Kathak for Hiramandi, which left her with sleepless nights. “I’ve danced since I was a little girl, but Mujra It is very different. I had learned Bharatanatyam, but it was Kathak through the perfectionist lens of Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was about getting it right and not letting him down,’ she said.

Heeramandi, starring Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha and Sharmin Sehgal among others, received positive reviews from the audience.