Actor Samir Soni revealed that his wife and fellow actor Neelam Kothari got upset with him after he shot intimate scenes with another actor. Samir said that even though Neelam was initially ok with the scenes, she changed her tune after her friend 'instigated' her. ( Also read: Neelam Kothari tears up speaking about her divorce from Rishi Sethia: 'Was told to wear Indian clothes, give up non-veg' ) In an interview with YouTube channel GPLus, Samir said that he was sent a script with many kissing scenes.
So he gave the script to his wife, Neelam, asking if she was uncomfortable with it. While he offered to leave the show, Neelam—'like a big-hearted woman'—told Samir to take it as it would be 'good for his career'. Neelam's objection However, Samir recalled that Neelam reversed her take after he had shot the scenes.
“I finished shooting for the show and one day, I came back home and she asked me about the show. She asked me, ‘How were the intimate scenes?’ I was like, ‘I will do whatever the director says.’ Luckily the director was a woman.
Then she asked me, ‘How frequently were these scenes?’ I thought this isn’t going well,” the actor recalled. Samir said Neelam changed her mind after one of her friends watched the scenes and 'instigated' her. He sid, “Apparently one of her friends had seen the show and she had instigated her, ‘How could you let your husband do something like this?’ and all that.
I told her that I showed her the script. At this po.
