That cult film, released 39 years ago, in which the cockroach was given alcohol, got intoxicated and harassed the heroine

Iconic Scene: At present only one name is being discussed everywhere, which is – ‘Cockroach’. Actually, there are different types of cockroaches, which can be seen somewhere or the other every day. Recently a party was formed by the name of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). Which people are following and there is a lot of ruckus about cockroaches. Everyone is looking for stories related to ‘Cockroach’ and telling them on social media. Today we will also tell you a similar story, which is related to a film released 39 years ago. This is a cult film, whose iconic scene of ‘Cockroach’ will still be remembered by everyone. But how was it shot, that too with real cockroaches. This is also a different story, which was told by Shekhar Kapur.

Yes, this is the 1987 film ‘Mr. India’. This science fiction superhero film was directed by Shekhar Kapur. Also Boney Kapoor and Surinder Kapoor produced the film. Anil KapoorSridevi and Amrish Puri worked in the film. This film was successful at the box office. It was also the highest grossing picture. This film was later remade in other languages. But in the film, a scene was shot between Sridevi and the cockroach, for which what did Shekhar Kapur do?

Cockroaches were given alcohol to drink

You will also remember that scene of ‘Mr. India’, in which Sridevi jumps on the bed after seeing the cockroach. Shekhar Kapur had also shared this incident on his blog page. This was a very interesting scene of the film. Where Sridevi is screaming out of fear and the cockroach is seen standing very calm in the scene. But how did this happen, let us tell you. Shekhar Kapur himself had told that he had also got the cockroach to act. He tells that I and cinematographer Baba Azmi were thinking about how to get the cockroach to act. Then he thought that Old Monk should bring a bottle of liquor and poured some rum in front of the cockroach. He went closer and started licking the drops and after some time he became completely calm and stable.

Shekhar Kapur told that the cockroach had started walking staggered. After which that scene was shot with Sridevi. He was really drunk and started running behind Sridevi, it seemed as if he was intoxicated. He also told that, not only in the film but also in real life, Sridevi was afraid of cockroaches.