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Sonam Khan's Lost Luggage Led to Swimming Costume Song in First Film

Veteran actress Sonam Khan reminisced about the chaotic shoot for her debut film "Vijay" in Switzerland. She revealed she lost her luggage, which contained costumes designed by Bhanu Athaiya, forcing the team to shop locally. With only summer clothes available, she ended up wearing a swimming costume with a skirt for a song sequence. The late filmmaker Yash Chopra found her childlike excitement, including eating snow, highly amusing.

Key Points: Sonam Khan Recalls Lost Luggage, Yash Chopra Laughing in Switzerland

  • First trip abroad was for debut film
  • Ate snow upon first sight
  • Lost luggage with costumes
  • Shopped locally for swimsuit outfit
  • No dance rehearsal before shoot
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Sonam Khan recalls losing her luggage in Switzerland during the shoot of her first movie

Veteran actress Sonam Khan shares a hilarious behind-the-scenes story from her first film shoot in Switzerland, involving lost luggage and Yash Chopra.

"Yash Chopra ji started laughing so much; he truly saw the kid in me. - Sonam Khan"

Mumbai, April 21

Veteran actress Sonam Khan recalled losing her luggage in Switzerland during the shoot of her first Bollywood movie, "Vijay".

In her latest social media post, Sonam revealed that her first trip abroad was to Switzerland to shoot for "Vijay". It was also the first time she saw snow.

Revealing how the late filmmaker, Yash Chopra, reacted after seeing her eating the snow like a kid, Sonam wrote on her official Instagram handle, "For the shoot of my first movie Vijay, it was the first time I had ever traveled outside India-and to Switzerland, no less! I was so excited that when I saw snow for the first time, I actually ate some! Yash Chopra ji started laughing so much; he truly saw the kid in me. As you can tell, I definitely had two left feet when it came to dancing! (sic)"

Sonam shared that as she lost her luggage, which also had her costumes for the song they had come to shoot, they ended up shopping for clothes in the local market.

Given it was summertime there, they were only able to get a swimming costume, paired with a short skirt, which she wore in the song.

"There was no prep or rehearsal before we shot this song. To make matters worse, I lost my luggage, which contained my costumes designed by the legendary #bhanuathaiya as a result I started crying like a baby because I had no clothes for the shoot of this song!! Consequently, I had to shop for all my clothes in #gstaad , where we were staying," Sonam described the incident in her own words.

"Since it was summertime, only 'teeny-tiny' clothes were available, so here I was actually wearing a swimming costume with a short skirt on the top of it! Despite the lost baggage and my two left feet, I had the absolute time of my life!," she concluded.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Lost luggage but ended up with an iconic look! That's Bollywood magic for you. Shows how some of the best moments in film are unplanned. Respect to Sonam ji for sharing this.
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Aman W
While it's a fun anecdote, it does highlight the lack of professional preparation sometimes. Losing costumes designed by Bhanu Athaiya? That's a serious oversight, even for a first film.
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Sarah B
The image of her eating snow is so pure! It's nice to hear these behind-the-scenes stories from the era before social media. Makes the stars seem more human.
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Karthik V
Shopping in Gstaad for a costume! Must have been quite an experience. Our actors have come a long way from such improvisations to having entire styling teams now.
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Nisha Z
This is why Yash Raj films had that special charm. The directors nurtured new talent and created a family atmosphere on set, even when things went wrong. Good old days!

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