Lights, camera, action! The film sets are where the magic happens and some pretty fond memories are made.
Sometimes, the actors get so immersed with the character and the temporary reel world, they feel the need to bring it home; be it some special outfit or a meaningful prop!
List Of Film Set Souvenirs Brought Home By These 8 Actresses:
In conversation with Mumbai Mirror, Bollywood celebs like Kiara Advani, Ananya Panday, Bhumi Pednekar, Nushrat Bharucha and more revealed the ‘things’ that they snuck off from their film sets.
1) Kiara Advani
From Fugly – “I took the Fugly boots, and though they were my own, they now remind me of my first film.”
From Guilty – “ I also took some of the shorts and tees I wore in Guilty because they were so hip.”
2) Bhumi Pednekar
From Sonchiriya – “Taking home a costume, prop or clapboard from every film has become a ritual of sorts. I have the saree I was wearing through the film to remember Sonchiriya by.”
From Dum Laga Ke Haisha – “A pink nightgown from Dum Laga Ke Haisha. It’s the one I am wearing the night Ayushmann and I consummate our marriage in reel life.”
From Toilet: Ek Prem Katha – “I brought the clapboard from Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, as the other props were too weird to hoard.”
3) Ananya Panday
From Khaali Peeli – “I have always been a huge fan of Salman Khan and his show Big Boss. During the shoot of Khaali Peeli, there was a photo of him in the taxi we were using. I sneaked away with it, sticking it on the mirror of my vanity van. That photograph will always remind me of the film.”
From Shakun Batra’s film – “I have promised myself that I will steal as much as I can from my wardrobe in Shakun Batra’s film, which I’m currently shooting for. Anaita Shroff Adajania is a fab stylist and her clothes make me look absolutely amazing. And since I believe in playing fair and square, I have already alerted the unit that there’s a thief on the loose.”
4) Sonakshi Sinha
“I take a souvenir back from every set. From the first few films it was an outfit I liked. Then, it was something small like an artefact I had in the bedroom in Noor, and a keychain from Khandani Shafakhana.”
5) Rakul Preet Singh
“When I was doing a film down South, I fired a gun for the first time, and though it was a fake, I’d kept a bullet as a souvenir. I tucked it into my purse and forgot about it for 6-7 months till I was caught at Delhi airport and detained.
I was taken for an interrogation and grilled for 3 hours. Initially, I blanked out totally, then remembered how I’d come to have it. By then, they’d already sent it to the lab for testing and it was ‘Breaking News’. That was a lesson for me, and after that I’ve nver carried anything home from work.”
6) Nushrat Bharucha
From Pyaar Ka Punchnama – “I love mugs and throw pillows. The red, heart-shaped pillow in Pyaar Ka Punchnama was my travelling companion to begin with. Luv Sir and my associate spotted it in my car and thought it was the perfect prop for my character Neha, and my art director agreed.”
“Since it was my own, I guess it wouldn’t qualify as a souvenir technically. Well, I have taken a candle and a vase from the sets, of course, after informing the team.”
7) Tamannah Bhatia
From Baahubali – “The films I do usually leave an impact, which is why I forge a connection with what my character wears. During Baahubali, I wore a locket for the duration of the shoot and then, took it home with me.”
8) Chitrangada Singh
From Inkar – “I really liked the dresses my character, Maya, wore in Inkar. They were simple, straight-cut office wear, and I kept a couple.”
From Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi – “I also have some beautiful sarees from Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi that director Sudhir Mishra had gone to Kolkata to buy as he wanted my clothes to look authentic.”
