After garnering a lot of interest for her latest project 'Padmaavat', leggy lass Deepika Padukone finds herself closer to the film for more than one reasons. Her third movie with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the jauhar scene was reportedly the most difficult part for the actress. The climax of the film is said to be so close to her heart that the actress has reached out to Bhansal requesting him to give her the outfit she had worn for the scene to treasure.
Deepika said the entire journey of the film will stay with her forever, and the climax scene was one of the most intense ones. The iconic scene with Rani Padmini played by Deepika, walking towards the fire along with other women to commit jauhar will indeed go down cinematic history. Bhansali recounts shooting the scene was certainly not easy, and was an “emotional” challenge. He said that by the end of the shooting of the particular scene, there were “frayed nerves” and rising tempers”.
He said junior artists would “meander off in groups” in between shoots and sleep due to exhaustion. Bhansali also added that the scene had emotionally drained Deepika and physically exhausted Ranveer. They had used “burning rubber tyres” in the shot where women throw hot coal on Khilji, played by the actor, and the strong stench of the rubber tyres reportedly made Ranveer to “puke” on every shot.
