Updated On: 09 November, 2023 06:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
16 Years of Ranbir Kapoor: Here`s how he shot the iconic towel dance in Saawariya

Ranbir Kapoor in Saawariya
The occasion of 16 Years of Ranbir Kapoor does need a special celebration. His fans are eagerly waiting for the release of Animal which will see him in a completely different avatar. While the actor has given several iconic moments, one cannot forget the famous towel dance from his debut film, Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed Saawariya. Though it looked perfect on-screen, the effort taken to make it cinematic deserves to be applauded.
In a previous interview with Film Companion, Ranbir took his fans through the process of filming the song, Jab Se Tere Naina, for Saawariya. He recalled, "There was a shot in this so-called ‘towel song’ Jab Se Tere Naina, where I had to roll back on this chair and fall down and the towel had to fall in a certain way with my leg showing and there was one shot where I was lying down laughing and I had to get up and sing a song. He’s very particular about what beat you catch, he’s a very musical director – you fall on this beat, you lift your head here, you laugh here – everything is musical. I did 45 or 50 takes one day and my back really broke. So, he was all sympathetic and said ‘I will manage’."