Up to date on: Nov 03, 2025 04:26 pm IST
Gulshan Devaiah revealed that he pulled Rukmini Vasanth’s cheek in Kantara Chapter 1 throughout improvisation, solely to be accused of doing it with out consent.
In Rishab Shetty’s hit movie Kantara Chapter 1, Gulshan Devaiah and Rukmini Vasanth performed siblings, Prince Kulashekara and Princess Kanakavathi. One scene within the movie exhibits Kulashekara condescendingly pulling on his sister’s cheek in a key scene. Gulshan revealed to a fan on X (previously Twitter) that the cheek pull was improvised, solely to be accused of doing it with out her consent.
Gulshan Devaiah reveals him pulling Rukmini’s cheek was improvised
A fan posted a clip of the scene on X (previously Twitter) with the caption ‘If I ever see Rukmini Vasanth’ written on it. Tagging Gulshan they wrote, “You are so fortunate Sir @gulshandevaiah. #RukminiVasanth.” Gulshan identified to the X person that it was inappropriate for them to say that, whereas additionally revealing that it was improvised throughout rehearsals.
Including that Rishab saved it within the movie after it made him chortle, Gulshan wrote, “Cute however No please don’t!!! It’s extremely inappropriate. Ps. This was unscripted. I improvised this throughout a rehearsal & Rishab laughed out loud. We saved it within the remaining take.”
Will get known as out for pulling Rukmini’s cheek with out consent
Some X customers believed that Gulshan’s improvisation meant he did it with out Rukmini’s consent. An individual known as him out and commented, “You do know its not nice to the touch a lady with out consent, proper? Cease glorifying it as in case you did one thing.” He replied to them that it was achieved with consent, writing, “We’re each skilled actors taking part in siblings within the movie and naturally it was achieved with consent.”
After extra folks thought the identical factor, Gulshan clarified, writing, “Okay I can see how I contradict myself. I suppose most individuals assume “improvisation” to be spontaneous. Not the case at all times & definitely not on this case. I take essentially the most delight in being a radical skilled to work with & there may be at all times consent concerned with all of my co actors whatever the gender.”
He additionally intriguingly added that he learnt this the ‘exhausting manner’ on the units of the 2011 movie Shaitan, “I did be taught it the exhausting manner although, in an incident that occurred throughout the filming of Shaitan.” Gulshan didn’t elaborate on what occurred there.
Kantara Chapter 1 is presently operating in theatres and has grossed over ₹834.25 crore on the worldwide field workplace. It’s also out there to stream on Prime Video in all South Indian languages.
