Veteran actress the point Recently talked about a funny incident from the set Yash ChopraIts ‘Joshila’, where she refused to wear a bikini and stopped shooting for almost two hours. She said no one told her about the dress before the shoot, which is why she refused to wear it. He also shared an interesting story Sanjeev Kumarwho found it very difficult to call her “mom” on the sets of Arjun Pandit, as the two were shooting romantic scenes together for another film on the same day.
Bindu was caught wearing a bikini on the sets of ‘Joshila’
In a conversation with Vicky Lalwani, Bindu takes a stroll down memory lane and shares some unforgettable stories from her years in the film industry, giving a glimpse into the warmth of fans and the work ethic that defined Hindi cinema in the 1970s. One incident that stood out was from the sets of ‘Joshila’, where Bindu was completely restrained after arriving and given a bikini to wear for a scene without any prior warning. “I stopped shooting for two hours because I wasn’t ready to wear a proper bikini. A bikini is a bikini. I told Yash ji, ‘Please… you’ve never told me this before.’ I got to know about it only after I reached the set.”
Bindu calls him a costume designer Deva Anand Waiting quietly
The actress revealed that she immediately called her costume designer on set while the rest of the cast and crew had no choice but to wait. Yash Chopra himself eventually stepped in to find a middle ground and put everyone at ease. “Then Yash Ji said, ‘Stay inside the water as much as possible. We will shoot that way and take only side and back shots.’ Poor Dev Anand Ji sat there silently and said nothing. Shooting stopped for about two hours. I kept wondering what he must be thinking. But Yashji assured me, ‘We will manage. Don’t worry.”
How Yash Chopra made Bindu feel comfortable on ‘Joshila’ sets
Instead of pressuring Bindu to stick to the original plan, Yash Chopra showed great sensitivity and reworked the scene in a way that made her feel relaxed and at ease. “They put me in the water, took shots from there, and then just filmed the sides and back. Later, I asked cinematographer Fali Mistry how it felt. He said, ‘Don’t worry, you look good, not vulgar.’ Once Fali Ji said, I was convinced.” Released in 1973, Joshila was a star-studded film starring Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Rakhi and Bindu, with Dev Anand taking on the challenge of playing a dual role. The film remains fondly remembered for its memorable music and powerful performances.
Bindu and Sanjeev Kumar’s hilarious double shift day
He also shared a hilarious story involving Sanjeev Kumar that happened while shooting for two different films on the same day. She explained that her morning shift, which ran from 7 am to 2 pm, was for a film where she and Sanjeev Kumar were shooting a romantic song together. “We were shooting for a song where I was trying to seduce Sanjeev Kumar.” After wrapping up that schedule at Filmistan Studios, both the actors moved to Mohan Studios to begin shooting for Arjun Pandit’s evening.
Bindu recalls how Sanjeev Kumar fought her to call her ‘Ma’ in ‘Arjun Pandit’
In Arjun Pandit, Bindu played the role of Ashok Kumar’s wife, and Sanjeev Kumar’s character had to call Ashok Kumar “Babuji” and Bindu “Mama”. But after shooting romantic scenes with Bindu all morning, Sanjeev Kumar found it very difficult to make that change. “I changed into a white saree without makeup. In the scene she had to call Ashok Kumar ‘babuji’ and me ‘ma’. She came in and laughed and left because the word ‘ma’ wouldn’t come out.“Director Hrishikesh Mukherjee noticed that something was wrong and asked Sanjeev Kumar what was the problem. Everyone on the set burst into laughter at his reply. “From 7am to 2pm, she was seducing me, and now you’re asking me to call her ‘mom’?” Bindu said that Sanjeev Kumar finally got to say the line and once the shot was done, the entire cast and crew couldn’t stop laughing.
