Veteran actor Bindu recently shared an anecdote from the sets of Yash Chopra's Joshila (1973). She recalled how she was taken aback after discovering, upon arriving on set, that she had to shoot a bikini scene. Uncomfortable with the idea, she refused to film it. However, Yash Chopra understood her concerns and made sure she felt comfortable before proceeding with the shoot.
Bindu refused to wear a bikini and halted the shoot for two hours. Speaking to Vickey Lalwani, Bindu said, “I stopped the shoot for two hours because I wasn’t ready to wear a proper bikini. A bikini is a bikini. I told Yash ji, ‘Please… you never told me about this earlier.’ I only came to know about it after reaching the set. Then Yash ji said, ‘Stay inside the water as much as possible. We’ll shoot it that way and take only the side and back shots.’
Yash Chopra altered the sequence to make Bindu feel comfortable while filming the scene. Recalling the experience, she said, “They put me in the water, took the shots from there, and then filmed only the side and back. Afterwards, I asked cinematographer Fali Mistry how it looked. He said, ‘Don’t worry, you look good, not vulgar.’ Once Fali ji said that, I felt reassured.”
