Shilpa Shetty slaps actor

Shilpa Shetty could be certified as one of the most peaceful actresses onscreen. The record goes that the Shetty girl has never slapped anybody onscreen in any of her films. She might have performed some real kick-ass roles in films like Dus but has always steered away from scenes that might have demanded a slap on the face. So when she was recently asked to slap a costar in one of the scenes, it wasn’t as simple as one might have imagined.

Sunny Deol’s next film The Man has Shilpa Shetty paired opposite him once again post Apne. Recently in one of the scenes for the film Shilpa was supposed to slap co-star Sudhanshu Pande. When Shilpa was informed about the same she developed cold-feet and went into reclusion inside her vanity van. Despite repeated attempts she refused to come out to perform the shot.

It took Sunny Deol to personally come to her vanity van to convince her. Sunny Deol who interestingly also happens to be the co-director of the film (with Neeraj Pathak) explained that the scene was actually important to the script and couldn’t be done without. With her share of apprehensions, Shilpa finally did turn up for the shot.

And when the scene was being shot, a tense Shilpa Shetty slapped Sudhanshu Pande so hard that she literally ended up scratching his face out of uncertainty and leaving nail marks. While the directors might have got their perfect shot, Shilpa Shetty was seized with guilt pangs. She couldn’t stop apologizing to Sudhanshu Pande about her unintentional act.

Initially she sent a sorry note to Sudhanshu. The actor did not mind and overlooked it as just another shoot stint. But Shilpa wasn’t convinced on her part and went ahead to send him a bunch of flowers as well as an additional apology. Seems like Sudhanshu will remember the scene for a long time not for the slap but more for the pampering by Shilpa!