Pankaj Kapur considers Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’ as a special film in his career. Playing a flamboyant and boisterous role of an industrialist Mandola in the film, Pankaj not only has sung two songs but also has displayed his dancing skills in this one.

But what excited the actor in the film was the underwater scene which he has accomplished without any training.

Pankaj Kapur revealed that he was scared in the beginning as this was the first time that the actor has performed a stunt like this in his entire career. The scene required Kapur to jump from a parachute into the lake with the help of a harness.

Explaining the scene Pankaj Kapur said, I was required to jump from a parachute into a lake and for this I was dangled in the air 100 feet above the ground with the help of a harness.

It was scary in the beginning as I had never attempted such a thing before. But once I was up in the air my eyes went down below where the entire crew was working and I started enjoying their activity.

There were electronic gadgets strewn about. People were sitting with camera and lights. I got so engrossed in their activity that I got over my fear completely not realizing that I was dangling up in the air for more than two minutes.

What really scared the actor later was jumping into the cold lake. It was very cold out there and we were shooting early morning at 3.00 a.m. I was asked to jump from the parachute into the water.

I was not worried about the jump but what really scared me was the water. I was thinking of all the creatures that exist in the water and since I couldn’t see anything below it scared me all the more, remarked Pankaj Kapur.

However the actor proudly says that he accomplished the feat in just two takes. With a twinkle in his eyes he said, It was difficult but I managed the feat in two takes.

From the initial days of my career I have always given importance to two things. One is to heed to directors instructions and the other is to have faith on my action director. Shyam Kaushal was the action director with whom I have worked in Mausam earlier. I trusted him completely.

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