When Priya Gill Opened Up About Slapping Shah Rukh Khan On Sets Of 'Josh', 'Complete Silence...'

In the film industry, actors often go through some intense and unforgettable experiences during shooting, that they remember even after decades. Sometimes, the memory is related to the film's success or awards and sometimes it is the unexpected incident that happened on set. One such incident is from the sets of Josh, involving Shah Rukh Khan.

Shah Rukh Khan's co-star from the film, Josh, Priya Gill, once revealed an incident that had left her completely embarrassed on set. She recalled a sequence, in which she was supposed to slap SRK and what was supposed to be a simple shot turned into one of the most awkward and unforgettable moments of her career. Read on to know what had actually happened. 

Priya Gill once slapped Shah Rukh Khan

Actress, Priya Gill once revealed her most embarrassing moment in an old interview with Lehren. She shared that while shooting a song for Josh, she was supposed to slap SRK and even though, she tried multiple times the director wasn't convinced. She recalled that while shooting the scene, SRK himself told her to hit, she couldn't. She had shared:

"I had to slap him, in the song, at the beginning of the song. We were doing this repeated, repeated thing in Goa. And Mansoor kept telling me, ‘Priya, it’s not coming with the kind of force that the girl is mad at him.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, okay,’ and I kept trying, you know. And Shah Rukh said, ‘You hit me… hit me.’ And Mansoor said, ‘Hit him, hit him,’ you know? I had to punch him. I couldn’t help it. Oh my gosh, I’ll never forget that."

She continued to add that after slapping Shah Rukh Khan, there was complete silence on the set and only the camera was rolling. She revealed that maybe the director forgot to say cut because of the reaction and after the shot, the cameraman came to her and jokingly told her that girls will be upset with her for slapping 'King Khan'. She said:

"I think there was complete silence. Everybody just… the camera kept rolling. I think the director forgot to say cut because of the reaction. I remember KV the cameraman telling me, ‘Girls are going to hate you because you hit Shah Rukh.’ I think he was really sweet about it because after, he was explaining to me how it should be done right, and I didn’t know what to say. After that, the song starts. So imagine how much tension I felt, and how cool he was about the whole thing."

Priya Gill was a die-hard fan of Shah Rukh Khan

In the same interview with Lehren, Priya Gill shared that before doing the film with Shah Rukh Khan, she was a big fan of the Swades actor. Priya had been following SRK since his television days. She added that during the slap sequence, she was in awe of him. She also mentioned that while shooting, she was nervous that if something goes wrong, what would the actor say. She explained:

"I don’t know whether you know, but I’m like a… I won’t just say I’m a die-hard fan, because fans are only related to the acting side. I’ve always liked Shah Rukh. When I was studying, I used to watch him on television. He used to come in the serials, and then he became a huge star. But you know, you never think that one day you’re going to be with this guy. And I was totally in awe of him. And I was like, suppose I do something wrong, and he’s such a huge star, what’s he going to do? What’s he going to say? And you have all these doubts coming in. But he was so sweet to us."

Plotline of the film, Josh

The film, Josh that released in 2000, was a musical action-drama directed by Mansoor Khan. The film is set in Goa, where two rival gangs- the ‘Bichhoo gang’ (led by SRK) and the ‘Eagle gang’ (led by Sharad Kapoor) are at loggerheads. In the film, the rivalry increased when Prakash's brother fell in love with 'Shirley'. The film stars actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Chandrachur Singh, Sharad Kapoor, and Priya Gill. 

More about Priya Gill

Priya Gill was one of the popular faces in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She made her debut with the film, Tere Mere Sapne. Over the years, she appeared in films like Sirf Tum, Josh, Red and more. Apart from Hindi films, Priya has also worked in Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Bhojpuri movies. 

Priya Gill's short yet memorable journey in Bollywood left behind a lot of unforgettable moments. What are your thoughts of Priya's experience of slapping Shah Rukh Khan? Let us know.

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