'Shaitan' Kalki says kissing co-star traumatic

While Kalki was left traumatised after the kiss with co-actress Kirti, debutant artist Shiv 'enjoyed' his first onscreen lip-lock with male actor Neil. Aditi Caroli caught up with cast and crew to know more about the 'Shaitan' in them.

Anurag Kashyap's Shaitan is an out-of-the-box thriller with the actors shedding all their inhibitions and doing whatever it takes to give the film that extra edge. Here's what the cast and crew of the fare had to say about the film.

Anurag Kashyap on Shaitan
Shaitan is about a 'moment' that changes everything in the youngsters' life.

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"Shaitan is an attempt to eradicate poverty in our lives (laughed). It's the most stylish film I have ever seen in Indian cinema, better than any film I have made. It's a thriller, like a chase, about five guys who do something wrong and try to cover it up. Your hair will stand when you see it. I'm so confident about the movie as it will be the first of its kind experience for everyone," said Shaitan's producer.

Video: Kalki on kiss with Kirti
Kalki on kissing co-star
Kissing her co-actor Kirti Kulhari has left Anurag's wife traumatised.

"I'm still recovering from the trauma of it. I have been going to a psychiatrist. I'm going for marriage counseling and trying to get out of it. It's tough being an actor as we have to do these things. It's terrible with the kind of demands the directors have," said the Dev D star wittily.

However, Kirti doesn't agree with Kalki, "Kissing Kalki was the most beautiful moment of the film. I was very apprehensive at first but once I did that, I have started doubting my tendencies now (laughed)."

Boys gone wild
While girls have gone bold, boys are not far behind. They've also shed their inhibitions for a steamy scene. Shiv Pandit and Neil Bhoopalam too got the opportunity to engage in a kiss."I had to kiss Neil but he has taken this kiss rather seriously. He's been sending me gifts. I told him it's over and it was just a one time thing but his heart is broken," Shiv joked.



Heartbroken actor Neil was quick to respond, "He has stopped replying to my messages. I thought we were going to get married."



Anurag on young filmmakers

"As Kalki says young people are enthusiastic. There is a kind of hunger in them. I'm scared of people who think they know everything. I make films for filmmakers who I genuienely think are better than me. When I look at these young filmmakers, it pushes me to make better films. When I saw Aamir, it inspired me to make Dev D. Now Udaan and Shaitan have inspired me to make something great," Anurag pointed out.



"I get jealous of these under 25 filmmakers coming from different art schools. They are so much more cinema-aware then all the grandmasters of Bollywood. In two years, all of us will be left behind. We need to catch up with them," added the filmmaker.



Anurag on turning producer

He has launched a promising director in Bejoy Nambiar with Shaitan. Anurag turned producer as he is well aware of the plight of budding directors.