16 Years of Ranbir Kapoor: Here's how he shot the iconic towel dance in Saawariya

Ranbir Kapoor in Saawariya

The occasion of 16 Years of Ranbir Kapoor does need a special celebration. His fans are eagerly waiting for the release of Animal which will see him in a completely different avatar. While the actor has given several iconic moments, one cannot forget the famous towel dance from his debut film, Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed Saawariya. Though it looked perfect on-screen, the effort taken to make it cinematic deserves to be applauded.

In a previous interview with Film Companion, Ranbir took his fans through the process of filming the song, Jab Se Tere Naina, for Saawariya. He recalled, "There was a shot in this so-called ‘towel song' Jab Se Tere Naina, where I had to roll back on this chair and fall down and the towel had to fall in a certain way with my leg showing and there was one shot where I was lying down laughing and I had to get up and sing a song. He's very particular about what beat you catch, he's a very musical director - you fall on this beat, you lift your head here, you laugh here - everything is musical. I did 45 or 50 takes one day and my back really broke. So, he was all sympathetic and said ‘I will manage'."

He revealed that Bhansali wasn't completely satisfied with the output, hence it had to be reshot. "The next morning when I came back, he said, ‘No, I've not got it' and I had to do another 70 takes," he shared.

Ranbir added, "He instiled this value in me that you need to sacrifice a certain personal life, fun or something that stardom will give you because it will take away from certain believability and empathy that you will feel for your character. It may sound strange, but that sacrifice holds a great value in my life."

Workwise, Ranbir was last seen in Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar. The film released in March this year and also starred Shraddha Kapoor. It was a success at the box office. He will return to theatres with Animal on December 1. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, it also stars Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol and Tripti Dimri.