Pankaj Tripathi passed out while shooting his death scene in Hrithik Roshan’s Agneepath | Bollywood

Pankaj Tripathi said he held his breath for so long during various takes that he fainted while shooting for his death scene in Agneepath. Hrithik Roshan is seen stabbing Pankaj in a scene from the 2012 film. He was speaking to Mashable India when Pankaj reminded how he went too far with his reaction to being stabbed by Hrithik. (Read also| OMG 2 box office collection day 1: Akshay Kumar movie ends ₹9 crores)

Pankaj passed out after two-three takes for the scene

Asked to talk about his last scene from the film, Pankaj said, “In that scene, after he had to stab me 3-4 times. I held my breath reaction ke chakkar me (in an attempt to react). I didn’t know how a man felt when he was stabbed. So if you watch this scene closely, you will see that my eyes are completely red. One can only imagine. I remember on the second or third shot, I passed out for a few seconds. I fell.”

Pankai held his breath for a long time

He added, “While the camera was rolling, I blacked out and fell because I must have been holding my breath for a long time. The people quickly gathered around me, and they threw water in my face. I woke up and saw so many people surrounding me.”

Hrithik’s Agneepath

Pankaj essayed the role of assistant to Sanjay Dutt’s character Kaancha Cheena. Sanjay played the main antagonist in the film which featured Hrithik as the iconic Vijay Deenanath Chauhan. Directed by Karan Malhotra, the 2012 film also starred Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra. Rishi Kapoor also played one of the antagonists in the film.

Amitabh Bachchan’s Agneepath

The 2012 film was a remake of Amitabh Bachchan’s 1990 Agneepath. It was directed by Mukul Anand and featured Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan. Danny Denzongpa essayed the role of Kancha Cheena in the film which also starred Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, Neelam Kothari, Rohini Hattangadi and Archana Puran Singh.

The film brought Amitabh his first National Film Award for his performance. Said to be inspired by Mumbai gangster Manya Surve, the film used a powerful poem written by Amitabh’s father – renowned poet and Padma Bhushan awardee Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Titled Agneepath, the poem is recited at the beginning of the film.