Shekhar Kapur got cockroach drunk!

Remember Mr India, starring Anil Kapoor and Sridevi, along with a house full of kids? And, Amrish Puri’s famous dialogue ‘Mogambo khush hua’?
Well, director Shekhar Kapur has an interesting anecdote to share about a scene where Sridevi jumps out of her skin after seeing a cockroach. Kapur wrote on his blog, “Does anyone remember the scene in India in Mr India where Sri jumped on the bed in alarm when she saw the cockroach? And then realizes that unknown to her, the house was crawling with kids? Well, I needed the cockroach to be very still for the camera as he/she eyed Sri Devi threateningly.Focussing takes a long time and the cockroach needed to be patient. So we got the cockroach drunk! No kidding, we surrounded the cockroach in a pool of my favorite Old Monk Rum, and the cockroach was soon lolling around like a drunken sailor, giving in to the DP, Baba Azmi's every demand. Unbelievable, but hey - talk to anyone on the sets. It was true!”
Maneka Gandhi, are you listening?!
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