Shooting in Kashmir is never an easy task. Actor Kunal Kapoor experienced that while shooting for Lamhaa in the valley. Kunal is playing a young political leader in the film directed by Rahul Dholakia.
In Lamhaa, there is a scene where Kunal is giving a lecture to the students about Kashmir in a school. The shooting was going on peacefully when all of a sudden a student raised his voice and objected to what Kunal was saying about Kashmir.
Kunal says, "I was saying my lines when suddenly some students said that you are not making sense and everybody joined them. However, there was another group of students who were supporting what I said. This small argument led to a big argument where both groups started arguing with each other."
He further elaborates, "In the midst of this big argument, I didn't know what to do and I was simply standing. Then suddenly from nowhere a student came and shouted, 'Kashmir ko kya chahiye?' (What does Kashmir want?), and the rest answered in one voice 'Azadi' (freedom).
When asked if they were able to shoot that sequence on that given day, the actor said, “No ways. We had protection from the army, but when this happened they requested us to call it a day. There were more than 400 students who were a part of this big argument and an army guy told us to move from there or someone might just shoot us. He was not referring to students, but that area was very sensitive and we just followed his instructions."
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