EXCLUSIVE: Supriya Pathak Recalls Shooting In The ’80s With NO Washrooms, Under Scorching Heat; Says, “Us Waqt Humein Koi Farq Bhi Nahi Padta Tha”

Reflecting on the 90s era of Bollywood, Supriya Pathak recalls a time when actors worked without the luxury of vanity vans and modern facilities. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, the veteran actress emphasises that passion for acting and creating memorable characters was the driving force back then. Supriya also shares her challenging experience on the set of Mirch Masala, highlighting how facilities have improved and how these changes have transformed the working conditions for actors today. Scroll down to read what she said and watch the full interview.

Supriya Pathak Recalls 90s Bollywood Shooting With No Vanity Vans

When asked about the 90s era, where there were no vanity vans for actors, Supriya Pathak said, “Mujhe aisa lagta hai ki basically hum log jo kaam karte the, phir se wahi passion ki baat aa jaati hai. Joh passion tha hamare andar acting karne ka, ya characters banane ka, uski wajah se baaki saari cheezein unimportant lagti thi. Par dheere-dheere realise hua ki nahi, yeh bhi important hai. Aapko koi ek baithne ki jagah chahiye. As women, especially, aapko ek bathroom ki facility honi chahiye. Matlab main aaj bhi kehti hoon ki kitni jagahon par hum shoot karne jaate hain jahan bathroom bhi provide nahi kiya jaata ya hota hi nahi hai.”

Supriya continued, “Toh phir dheere-dheere realise hone laga ki yeh saari necessities hain. Yeh hum luxury ke point of view se nahi bol rahe hain, hum necessity ke point of view se bol rahe hain. Toh us tarah se thoda-thoda, I think, sabne jab foot put down kiya, tab changes aane lage. Producers ko bhi realise hone laga ki haan yaar, yeh saari cheezein toh honi chahiye.“

She added, “Ek actor ke liye jaise hamare wahan spot boys hote the, chai lana, agar aap sardi mein shoot kar rahe ho, kahin bhi shoot kar rahe ho, toh basic facilities toh chahiye hi. Khana, paani, chai, yeh sab basic cheezein zaroori hoti hain. Phir I think dheere-dheere yeh saare changes hamari industry mein aane lage. Aaj shooting karna kaafi comfortable hogaya hai, chahe aap kahin bhi ho. Pehele ke time se kaafi different hai. Uss waqt toh hum literally kahin bhi, kuch bhi karke baith jaate the.”

Supriya Pathak Recalls Her Worst Shooting Experience

The veteran actress revealed, “Maine ek film ki thi Mirch Masala, jise Ketan Mehta ji ne direct kiya tha. Usmein hum saari auratein thi, around 10 women aur hum mirchi ki factory mein shoot kar rahe the. Woh ek chhota sa gaon tha, bahut garmi thi. Wahan peeche ek shed jaisa tha jahan ghaas, yaani hay, dala hua tha. Shayad mirchi ko clean karne ka koi process wahan hota tha. Toh bade-bade bundles of hay bana ke rakhe hue the, aur hum poora din usi par baithte the. Kabhi usi par let bhi jaate the.”

She concluded, “Sab ek saath hote the, aur kabhi-kabhi doosre actors bhi aa jaate the wahan. Toh us waqt wahi environment tha. Aur us waqt humein koi farq bhi nahi padta tha, ek toh hum young the, aur passion bhi bahut tha. Lekin aaj mujhe lagta hai ki zaroori nahi hai ki logon ko us tarah se rakha jaye. Aaj facilities mil sakti hain. Tab milti nahi thi. Aaj kal itni facilities milne lagi hain ki woh sab dekh kar thoda ajeeb lagta hai, you know.”

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