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When the stars take souvenirs from the set

Anjali Muthanna / TNN / Jun 13, 2013, 00:00 IST

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When the stars take souvenirs from the set

Sometimes the costumes and props used on the set of a film become as iconic, if not more so, than the actors using them. Think Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz, or the Iron Man suit(s) that Robert DowneyJrwears when he plays the superhero.
And sometimes, the stars take them home as souvenirs because they’ve forged a connection with the characters they’ve played and the objects that helped them do so.Here’s a peek at stars who’ve taken home props or costumes from the films they’ve worked on...
DeepikaPadukone
Film:YehJawaaniHaiDeewani

Souvenir: Glasses
DeepikaPadukone, who never wore glasses in any of her previous films, is said to prize the pair she wore inYehJawaaniHaiDeewani(YJHD). It’s been reported thatDeepika— who says that herYJHDcharacter,NainaTalwar, is very like what she is in real life — wants the glasses she wore in the film as a souvenir.“Nainais a special character for me. The glasses helped me live that part. I’d like to keep them as a memory of her,” she told BT in an earlier interview. The glasses are said to be with the

YJHDteam, but the film’s producer KaranJoharhas given them instructions to send them toDeepika.
Keira Knightley
Films: Pride & Prejudice, DrZhivago
Souvenirs: Socks, coats
She may be most remembered for playing Elizabeth Swan in the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise, but some of the memorabilia thatKeiraKnightley treasures are her costumes from her more traditional period films. It has been said that she kept the coats she wore as her character Lara in the TV mini-series DrZhivago, and the striped socks she wore as ElizabethBennetin Pride & Prejudice.
The Cast of the Harry Potter films
When the shoot of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was coming to a close, several of the cast members lined up to lay their hands on Potter props. However, only the lead actors from the franchise were allowed to keep some memorabilia.
Daniel Radcliffe
Film: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Souvenir: Glasses
Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter, said, “I got two pairs of glasses, one from the first (film) and one from the last, and I’m very happy.” He also said he wasn’t interested in the wand and broom he used in the films.
Emma Watson
Film: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Souvenirs: Time Turner, wand, cloak
Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, took home some standard props (well, for a Potter cast member) and something that was more specific to her character. “I took my wand, and I took my Time Turner, and I took a cloak,” she said.
Rupert Grinch
Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2
Souvenirs: Deluminator, 4 Privet Drive sign
Like Daniel, Rupert, who played Ron Weasley, wasn’t keen on keeping his wand or broom. He took (or “kind of stole”) the number of theDursleys’house — 4 Privet Drive. He was also given theDeluminator, which Dumbledore used and willed to him, after the shoot for the final film wound up.
Kristen Stewart
Film: Twilight: Eclipse
Souvenir: Engagement ring
After the final scene of the last Twilight film wrapped, Kristen took back a couple of souvenirs, most notably the ring EdwardCullens(played by her real-life then-boyfriend RobertPattinson) gives to Bella at the end of Twilight: Eclipse, the third movie in the series. Kristen has been quoted as saying that these memorabilia are “really, really extremely important to me. I love those things.”
Zachary Quinto
Film: Star Trek: Into Darkness
Souvenir: Spock’s ears
Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto says he considered the fact that every pair of prosthetic ears he wore to play Spock in the Star Trek reboot was cut up and thrown away “wasteful”. “In the second movie, I asked if I could preserve a couple for my own collection of ephemera, which I did. I have a couple of pairs of ears,” he said, after he finished filming his second Star Trek movie.
Lily Collins
Film: Mirror Mirror
Souvenir: Dagger, poster
As Snow White, Lily got to wear some elaborate costumes. But after the film’s shoot, she took some low-profile props. “I got one of my daggers and one of the posters that says ‘Snow White is Dead,’” she said.
What celebs wished they had taken back from the sets TobeyMaguire (NickCarrawayin The Great Gatsby): “I guess if I were taking something home with me, it’d probably be his (Gatsby’s) car (a yellow 1929Duesenberg).”
nSimonPegg(Scotty in Star Trek: Intro Darkness): “I got to carry aphaser(gun) this time and that was like a dream come true. If I could’ve stolen that I would.”
nLilyCollins (Snow White in Mirror Mirror): “Costume-wise, I would love the swan head hat.”

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