Neena Gupta Recalls Her Horrific Kiss With Dilip Dhawan, The First Lip-Lock On Indian TV: “As Soon As It Ended, I Rinsed My Mouth With Dettol”
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- June 28, 2023
Neena Gupta, a versatile veteran actress in Bollywood, recently shared her challenging encounter with on-screen kissing during an interview. In the early 1990s, while working on the TV show “Dillagi” with Dilip Dhawan, she had to do her first-ever lip-to-lip kissing scene on Indian TV. Neena discussed the difficulties she faced and how it affected her.
The Challenges of the First On-Screen Kiss
During her interview with Inside Bollywood, Neena Gupta described her first kissing scene for a TV show and recalled it as a horrific experience. As an actor, she explained that they have to perform various scenes, sometimes involving mud or standing in the sun for long hours.
Neena shared her perspective, stating, “Many years ago, I did a serial with Dilip Dhawan. It had the first-ever lip-to-lip kissing scene on Indian TV. I couldn’t sleep all night. It wasn’t like he was a friend; we were acquaintances. He was good-looking, but that doesn’t really matter in these situations because, physically and mentally, I wasn’t ready. I was so tense, but I convinced myself to go through with it.”
Overcoming the Challenge
Neena Gupta further elaborated on how she managed to go through with the scene. She compared it to actors who struggle with comedy or crying on camera, emphasizing the importance of mental preparation. Despite her discomfort, she drilled it into her head and eventually completed the scene. After the kiss ended, Neena rinsed her mouth with Dettol, highlighting the difficulty she experienced kissing someone she didn’t know.
Channel’s Decision and Additional Challenges
However, the channel ultimately decided not to use the scene. During that time, there were fewer TV channels, and family members often watched shows together. Including a kissing scene would have been considered inappropriate. Neena also mentioned another challenging love-making scene she had to do in the film “Utsav.”
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