Updated On: 17 November, 2025 05:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Bhagyashrii Borse opened up about her intense slapping scene with Dulquer Salmaan in Kaantha, revealing she was initially hesitant. The actress said Dulquer insisted on real reactions, pushing her to deliver the scene authentically

Bhagyashrii and Dulquer
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Actress Baghyashrii Borse has made an impactful debut with the recently released Tamil film Kaantha that also stars Dulquer Salmaan and Rana Daggubati among others. She essayed the role of Kumari, a first-time actress who falls in love with her co-star against the wishes of the film`s director who is also her mentor. The film has been directed by Selvamani Selvaraj. In one of the scenes in the film, Bhagyashrii had to repeatedly slap Dulquer`s character. The actress revealed that it was a tough scene and she was hesitant to do it.
The film, the plot of which revolves around the ego tussle between a prominent director and a film superstar in the 1950s, has Bhagyashrii and Dulquer`s characters making a film in the film. Bhagyashrii Borse had to strike Dulquer not once but several times hard in the sequence.