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Jim Sarbh Recalls Accidentally Hitting Sonam Kapoor with Gun on Neerja Set
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News18•01-10-2026, 16:16
Jim Sarbh Recalls Accidentally Hitting Sonam Kapoor with Gun on Neerja Set
- •Jim Sarbh recounts his first day on the set of Neerja, where he accidentally hit Sonam Kapoor in the mouth with a gun during a scene.
- •He expressed panic after the incident, but Sonam Kapoor's calm reaction helped de-escalate the situation.
- •Sarbh, who debuted in Hindi cinema with Neerja, reflected on the culture shock of moving from theatre to film sets, particularly regarding hierarchical structures.
- •He advocates for dissolving rigid hierarchies in filmmaking to foster mutual respect and better collaboration among crew members.
- •Sarbh also shared past frustrations with unequal treatment in the film industry, contrasting it with his theatre experiences.
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On his first day of filming the 2016 biographical drama Neerja, Jim Sarbh accidentally hit co-star Sonam Kapoor in the mouth with a prop gun. Fortunately, Sonam was a sport about the incident, which prevented the stressful situation from escalating and kept him from getting fired.
Jim Sarbh made his Hindi film debut in Ram Madhvani's 2016 film Neerja, where he portrayed one of the terrorists who hijacked the aircraft.
Coming from a collaborative theatre background, Jim experienced culture shock when encountering the rigid hierarchies of film sets. He noted that he still struggles to adjust to these divisions and believes filmmaking's future improves the more these hierarchies are dissolved.
