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Isha Koppikar was one of the popular actresses in Bollywood in the late 90s and 2000s. She made her acting debut with the 1997 Telugu movie Chandralekha. Recently, Isha recalled an intense scene from the film and shared some behind-the-scenes moments. She revealed that during the shoot, she asked her costar Nagarjuna to slap her for real and he had to slap for 14 times. The actress mentioned that she had slap marks on her face after the scene.

In an interview with Hindi Rush, Isha Koppikar said, “I got slapped by Nagarjuna. I was a fully committed actor that I want to perform in a real, method way. So when he was slapping me, I couldn’t feel it. This was my second film, so I told him, ‘Nag, you really slap me.’ He said, ‘Are you sure? No, I can’t.’ I said, ‘I want that feeling. I am not feeling it right now.’ So he slapped me, but softly.”

She added, “In an attempt to look angry, I got slapped 14 times. At the end, I literally had slap marks on my face. Bechara mujhe leke baitha, bola sorry. I said, ‘I asked for it, why are you saying sorry?’”

Chandralekha was the remake of a Malayalam film by Priyadarshan. It marked Isha’s Telugu debut as a lead actress. It also featured Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishnan, Sanjay Dutt, Mamilla Shailaja Priya and Meka Srikanth in key roles. It has been directed by Krishna Vamsi.

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On the work front, Isha was last seen in 2024 sci-fi adventure Ayalaan. The Tamil film also featured Sivakarthikeyan, Rakul Preet Singh, Karunakaran, Bhanupriya, Sharad Kelkar and Venkat Senguttuvan in prominent roles.

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Isha has worked in several movies like Krishna Cottage, Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi, Suryavamsha, Kyaa Kool Hain Hum, Girlfriend, O Nanna Nalle, Nenjinile and 36 China Town to name a few.


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