Preity Zinta recalls Sunny Deol's awkward fan encounter during shooting of 'Hero: Love Story of a Spy' in Manali
Mumbai, August 13
Actress Preity Zinta recently recalled a hilarious fan encounter involving Bollywood superstar Sunny Deol during the shoot of their superhit movie, The Hero: Love Story of a Spy.
During her appearance on the quiz reality show, Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 18, Preity shared about the incident when the two were shooting for the 2003 action thriller in Manali.
Speaking about Sunny Deol's massive popularity among fans, Preity narrated an incident involving a newlywed Punjabi couple who happened to meet the actor while the film was being shot.
Preity said that the woman became extremely excited after spotting Sunny and asked him if she could take a photograph with him. She then went a step further and asked if she could touch him. Sunny, according to Preity, appeared slightly shy but agreed.
The woman's husband was holding the camera as she went up to Sunny for the photograph.
Preity revealed that instead of simply posing, she became a little more comfortable with Sunny and suddenly semi-hugged the actor. Seeing this, her husband jokingly told her in Punjabi, "Araam naal, araam naal, tera praa hega si." (Go slow, Go slow. He's like your brother)
The woman's instant response left Preity laughing. She replied, "Praa hoga tera!" which meant that Sunny might be her husband's brother, but certainly not hers.
For the uninitiated, Preity and Sunny had shared the screen in The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, which released in April 2003. Directed by Anil Sharma and written by Shaktimaan Talwar, the film featured Sunny as Major Arun Khanna, an undercover Indian agent, while Preity played Reshma.
Priyanka Chopra also starred in the film as Shaheen Zakaria, marking one of her early major film appearances. The film also featured veteran actors Amrish Puri and Kabir Bedi in pivotal roles.
Preity and Sunny will soon be seen reuniting in their upcoming movie, Batwara 1947.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Haha! Classic Punjabi husband moment - trying to control his wife's excitement while she's completely starstruck. And the wife's reply was pure gold! 🤣 Sunny Deol was a massive star in those days, and this story shows how fans would go crazy meeting him. Preity ji narrates it so well on KBC. Nostalgic times!
The Hero was such an iconic film! Sunny paaji and Preity had amazing chemistry. This incident just proves how genuine and down-to-earth Sunny Deol is - he could have easily refused that fan's request to touch him. And that lady's confidence is goals, honestly! 😄 Looking forward to seeing them together again in Batwara 1947.
Typical Punjabi humor at its best! The husband's comment "Araam naal, araam naal, tera praa hega si" and the wife's instant retort shows their comfort level. Preity Zinta narrating this on KBC makes it even more entertaining. These candid moments from Bollywood shoots are what fans love. Also, Priyanka Chopra in a supporting role in 2003 - look how far she's come since then!
This is adorable! As someone who's not Indian, I love hearing these cultural anecdotes. The way the wife was so bold in front of her husband and the husband's humorous jealousy - it's a universal moment but with a very charming Punjabi flavor. Preity Zinta is such a delightful storyteller. Makes me want to watch The Hero and check out KBC!
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