12 March 2024, 06:28 PM IST Lal Salaam Movie Poster, Aishwarya Rajinikanth | Photo: twitter.com/ash_rajinikanth
Vishnu cast Vishal and Vikrant as heroes Aishwarya RajinikanthIt was a directed film Lal Salaam. Rajinikanth appeared in a cameo role in the film. The film came with high expectations but failed to do well at the box office. Something Aishwarya said about the film has now gone viral on social media.
In an interview with Cinema Vikadan, Aishwarya revealed that the 21 days of scenes shot for Lal Salaam were somehow lost. The stars including Rajinikanth were ready to re-shoot but could not do it. She clarified that the film was released by editing the existing scenes.
“That incident is a truth that we could never believe. We felt that something like this would happen. About 21 days of footage was lost. The hard disks that stored it were missing. It was a great irresponsibility. It should never have happened. A cricket match was supposed to be shot. Ten cameras were set up in different places on a ground in two days to ensure that it was not a big budget. The scene was shot. We had to make it look like a real match. We didn’t get all those ten camera shots.” Aishwarya said.
Actors including Vishnu and Appa had changed their getup for the next film. There is no way to get back the lost scenes, or to re-shoot. But Appa and Vishnu were ready for the re-shoot. Later, the film was released after editing the footage. Aishwarya added that it was a challenge and she should have paid more attention.
