Bollywood movies often leave us spellbound, but have you ever wondered what secrets lie in the unseen footage? Sometimes, scenes that could have added depth, humour, or emotional resonance to a film end up on the editing room floor. From iconic dialogues to pivotal plot twists, these deleted scenes can change our perspective on the story and its characters. In this article, we’ll delve into the fascinating world of deleted scenes from Bollywood movies, exploring what could have been and why these moments deserve a second chance in the spotlight.
Rajkummar Rao’s drag scene in ‘Stree 2’
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Amidst the success of ‘Stree 2,’ Rajkummar Rao dropped a behind-the-scenes image from the film’s sets that shows him as a drag, posing alongside director Amar Kaushik. Captioning it as “one of my favourite scenes,” Rao wrote: “Kya aap log dekhna chahte hain ye scene film mein? Aap sab batao?” In response, Kaushik took to the comments section, saying, “Sometime you have to kill your darling to make screenplay work. But I agree it’s a funny scene, like other scenes. Jaldi kahi na kahi aa jayega.” Though Rao only shared an image, it’ll be interesting to see if the makers will drop a video of the deleted scene in the coming days.
R. Madhavan calling himself “South ka SRK” in ‘Om Shanti Om’ cameo
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone-starred ‘Om Shanti Om’ is possibly the only Bollywood movie that has seen the most number of cameos in a film. The makers had released a deleted scene from the awards night in the movie that shows actors such as R. Madhavan, Farhan Akhtar, and Boman Irani as themselves. In the scene, Madhavan hilariously says, “Aapko shayad pata nahi lekin South ka SRk mujhe kaha jata hai lekin yaka koi izzat hi nahi deta hai yaar.”
Lajjo convincing Baldev to meet Simran’s lover in ‘DDLJ’
In Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, most of us were irked by Lajjo (Farida Jalal) for not supporting her daughter (Simran) in front of her husband Baldev (Amrish Puri) to let her marry Raj (SRK). She instead asked Raj and Simran to elope. However, there was actually a scene where she took a stand for Simran in front of Baldev.
Bunny’s hilarious meeting with Naina’s mom in ‘YJHD’
One scene that definitely should have made the cut in ‘Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani’ is Bunny’s (Ranbir Kapoor) hilarious encounter with Naina’s (Padukone) mother. Other than being hilarious, the scene also reflects on Bunny’s troubled relationship with his stepmother when he sees the beautiful bond that Naina and his mother share.
