Neena Gupta Wore Heavily Padded Bra For 'Choli Ke Peeche' After Subhash Ghai Said 'Kuch Bharo'

"Choli Ke Peechhe Kya Hai, Choli Ke PeechheChunari Ke Neeche Kya Hai, Chunari Ke Neeche"

This is one of the most infamously popular item numbers from Bollywood.?It is a song that marks a moment in the history of Bollywood music. Sung by Ila Arun and Alka Yagnik for Khal Nayak, the song was picturized on Neena Gupta and Madhuri Dixit. Did you know Gupta wore a heavily padded bra for the song??

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In her autobiography titled Sach Kahoon Toh: Meri Aatmkatha, Neena Gupta shared an interesting anecdote from the film.?

"When I first heard the song, I knew it was catchy. But when Subhash Ghai told me what my role would be, I wasn’t so keen anymore. I liked the fact that my part was sung by my friend Ila Arun, with whom I had acted in many films. But I couldn’t do it."

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She was embarrassed.?

Sharing what happened behind the scenes, she added, "They put me in a tribal Gujarati outfit and sent me to Subhash Ghai for approval. ‘No! No! No! No!’ he shouted, ‘Kuch bharo.’ I was so embarrassed. In my opinion, he was referring to my choli and stating that it needed to be filled. It wasn’t anything personal, I knew. He had visualized something . . . bigger for the rendition. I didn’t shoot that day. But the next day I was presented to him in a different outfit, with a bra that was heavily padded, and he seemed satisfied. Subhash Ghai was very particular about what he wanted, which was why he was such a good director."

?Neena had earlier shared memories of working with late Saroj Khan for the song.