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Biswajit Chatterjee on Controversial Kissing Scene with Rekha: 'It Means Nothing Now'
- •Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee reacted to the controversial kissing scene with Rekha in the 1979 film 'Do Shikari'.
- •The incident involved a 15-year-old Rekha, who was reportedly not informed about the bold scene and cried inconsolably after the unexpected kiss.
- •Chatterjee now states that on-screen kissing scenes are meaningless today, citing the prevalence of bedroom scenes in modern cinema.
- •He confirmed that he later worked with Rekha again, even producing and directing a film with her.
- •Journalist Jyoti Venkatesh also recalled the incident, stating that the actor kissed Rekha lip-to-lip at the director's behest, causing her great distress.
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In an interview with ANI, Biswajit Chatterjee stated that there is no point in mentioning that film today, noting that modern on-screen kissing and bedroom scenes, such as those in the film 'Animal', far exceed past standards and that people just want to pass the time with such talk_.
According to the book 'Rekha The Untold Story', Rekha was only 15 years old and completely unaware of the bold scene when the actor suddenly kissed her without her permission, causing her to get scared and cry inconsolably while the crew watched_.
The actor's daughter, Pallavi Chatterjee, stated that what happened was wrong and that Rekha's permission should have been taken, though she also noted that the director likely orchestrated it to capture an authentic reaction from the young actress_.
