Rishi Kapoor would abuse a lot on sets, refused to give more than one take; Nana Patekar recalls clashes: ‘We are not like you theatre guys’

Nana Patekar and Rishi Kapoor co-starred in the 1995 film Hum Dono. Nana said that despite their on-set clashes, they interacted often when Rishi was undergoing cancer treatment.

Nana Patekar opened up about his experience of working with Rishi Kapoor. (Photo: IMDb)

The sets of the 1995 film Hum Dono saw two famously short-tempered actors working with each other. Actor Nana Patekar has recalled how difficult it was to get his co-star Rishi Kapoor to do more than one take for the action thriller, as he would often lose his cool while filming. Starring Nana Patekar and Rishi Kapoor, the film was directed by actor Shafi Inamdar.

In an interview with The Lallantop, Nana Patekar spilled the beans on the bond they shared during the filming. “Gaali bohot deta tha woh (he would abuse a lot),” Nana recalled. When asked if Rishi would abuse more than him, Nana exclaimed, “Arey!”. The actor continued, “He would get annoyed a lot. He would give only one take and not more and say, ‘We are extempore, not like you theatre guys, kya bakwaas baat karta hai, chal.'”

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Nana Patekar recalled how Rishi would lose his temper every time he was asked to give another take. By the fifth take, Rishi Kapoor got the shot right– but he was highly annoyed.

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“I once asked him to give another shot as the first one was terrible. He said, ‘Who is the director here? Shafi or you? Hatao yaar isko.‘ He gave the second take, which was also bad. I told him, ‘Chintu ye bakwaas hai’, he then started abusing. Itni gandi gaaliyan! By the fifth take he was like, ‘Now I will hit you!’ but that was the best take! That was the take that made it to the film. When I came for dubbing, I told him see it was retained, and he said (annoyed), ‘Ha theek hai yaar.’ We spoke a lot after he went for his treatment,” the actor recalled.

Rishi Kapoor was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018 and went to New York City for treatment. He passed away in 2020.

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