Shahid And Sonam |
It took her completely unaware as there had been no talk of any kissing scene when she signed on. She was never told that there would be a liplock with Shahid. No mention of it was made even during the detailed script narrations.
Says a unit source, "Sonam was taken aback when the director (and co-star Shahid's dad Pankaj) told her about it. She flatly refused."
There was high drama on the sets with Pankaj frantically calling Sonam's dad Anil in desperation to save the situation. But the actress was adamant.
Adds the source, "It was at Shahid's behest that a kissing scene was created. He put forth the idea to his father who complied with his request. Shahid feels that like Aamir Khan he, too, should kiss all his heroines. He felt it would add more passion to the scene."
Sonam maintains, "There was no kissing scene in Mausam. It's complete fabrication that I refused to do such a scene."
But the source says, "When Sonam realised that it was her hero's demand, she became even more adamant about not doing the kiss and was in no mood to listen to anyone on the subject."
Incidentally, Sonam kisses Abhay Deol in her home production Aisha which releases this week. Shahid has locked lips with Kareena Kapoor (Jab We MetKaminey) and Anushka Sharma (Badmaash Company).