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Isha Koppikar On Intense Chandralekha Scene: ‘Nagarjuna Slapped Me 14 Times, I Had Bruises’

INDIA, JUL 29 – Isha Koppikar requested Nagarjuna Akkineni to slap her 14 times for authenticity in the 1998 film Chandralekha, which earned Rs76.5 crore globally, she recalled in a recent interview.

  • During a chat with Hindi Rush, Isha Koppikar revealed she asked Nagarjuna Akkineni to slap her 14 times during a scene in Chandralekha in 1998.
  • Motivated by realism, Isha Koppikar explained she couldn't emote real anger in front of the camera, prompting her to ask for real slaps during filming.
  • Highlighting the scene's intensity, Koppikar said `In an attempt to look angry, I got slapped 14 times. At the end, I literally had slap marks on my face` and Nagarjuna Akkineni apologised.
  • Once the scene was approved, Nagarjuna Akkineni apologized after leaving Isha Koppikar with scars from 14 slaps, she said.
  • Looking back, Chandralekha is a 1998 drama film by Krishna Vamsi starring Isha Koppikar, Nagarjuna Akkineni, and Ramya Krishna, a remake of Priyadarshan's 1997 Malayalam movie and marked Koppikar's lead debut.
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PINKVILLA broke the news in on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
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