Ram-Leela was first collaboration between Deepika and Ranveer

I had a knee surgery while shooting for 'Lahu muh lag gaya': Sharad

Deepika said, ‘You can do it. I’ll teach you': Sharad

Bollywood actor Sharad Kelkar was praised for performance as Kanji in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial- Goliyon ki Rasleela Ram-Leela. The film also marked the first collaboration between Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh who later on got married. Sharad express dthe admiration he had for Deepika during an interaction with Filmygyan. 

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Sharad recalled an instance in the film wherein he shot for a dance sequence despite having a knee injury. He talked about the encouragement he got from Deepika for this.  “I remember one incident very well. I had a knee surgery at that time and we were shooting for the song – Lahu muh lag gaya. I had to do the Garba while sitting. My physio told me, ‘You can’t sit because you just had a surgery, you can’t bend below 90 degrees.’ I was unable to do it. Because of pain due to surgery, I couldn’t do it. Since, Sanjay Sir is a perfectionist, he said ‘Do as much as you can manage to perform.’ I was not getting the steps. Deepika was dancing barefoot with full bruises in her feet. She danced with tapes around her foot for eleven days, despite being in pain. But I remember when I went blank and couldn’t remember the steps for the song. It was lunch time, Deepika stayed back and she taught me. She said, ‘You can do it. I’ll teach you.’ Somehow I managed to do it and she was damn sweet,” Sharad stated during the interaction.