Life Partner into the wild

The cast and crew of ‘Life Partner’ took a walk on the wild side

What would you expect the most in an African safari? Wild elephants, sables, baboons, chimpanzees and giraffes. But not an encounter with cheetahs! So what does a film unit do if they get into a situation like that? 

Life Partner crew had a real wild-life experience during the shoot of a song in a reserve forest of South Africa when they found some cheetahs lurking in the forest. The main lead Tusshar Kapoor and Prachi Desai were benumbed after seeing the deadly cats but director Rumi Jaffery seized with the moment and decided to capture on camera these real wild-life creatures who were actually grown-up cubs of cheetahs. 

After being assured by the forest officials that these little wonders are not dangerous, Rumi got the required permission to shoot with the cubs. Initially both the stars were scared to shoot; later Tusshar overcame his fear but not Prachi. The actress only agreed after a session of coaxing and cajoling. 

However, the eerie expression couldn’t leave her face during the whole shoot.