Rashmika Mandanna revealed that the entire slap sequence with Ranbir Kapoor in 'Animal' was shot in one take and her brain was going blank while shooting the scene.
Actress Rashmika Mandanna shared the same screen space with Ranbir Kapoor in 'Animal'. She played Ranbir's on-screen girlfriend and wife. In one of the scenes, we see Rashmika's character Gitanjali slapping Ranbir's Ranvijay. In an interview, the actress opened up about the intense slapping scene in the film.
Rashmika told Pinkvilla that the scene was shot in one take and she cried after it was done. She said, "The whole sequence was one take because there was a lot of moving. It wasn’t predictable. I didn’t know what I was going to do. Sandeep told me just to feel how a person in this situation would feel. I remember only this. I don’t remember anything between the action and the cut. I just can’t process it. My brain was just going blank".
"After the sequence, I was crying for real. I have slapped him, I am screaming, the chaos is happening and I go to Ranbir and I am like, ‘Was that okay? Are you okay?’", added the 'Pushpa' actress.
Rashmika further said, ''The scene was shot in one take. We finished that sequence in half a day. I loved it, and at that moment I realised that this is the high of being an actor. People don’t write sequences like this every time. I am so glad that I did this movie and this sequence. I was surprised with myself''.
'Animal', directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga released in December last year. Despite polarising reviews, it triumphed at the box office and was a blockbuster.
On the work front, Rashmika will be seen in 'Pushpa 2: The Rule', 'Rainbow', 'The Girlfriend' and 'Chaava'.