Manisha ke gaal par chante kee goonj

So when the director Rajaatesh Nayar asked her to slap Manisha hard for a scene, Rituparno got cold feet. "I was so scared. I have grown up watching her films and admire her greatly. So how could I even think of slapping her! But Rajaatesh said that I have to do it and I must think that I am hitting her character Devika. It really took me a while to even think of doing it. Eventually when I did hit her, it was a perfect shot. I immediately went to apologise to her but she took it so sportingly. She just shrugged it off, although the slap had been a proper one. I was apprehensive for few days to come but eventually realised that she had meant it when she has said 'forget it'."

Director Rajaatesh Nayar's debut film SIRF – life looks greener on the other side revolves around four couples played by Kay Kay Menon, Manisha Koirala, Sonali Kulkarni, Ranbir Shorey, Parveen Dabas, Rituparna Sengupta, Ankur Khanna and Nauheed Cyrusi.