Archana Puran Singh recalls once a shy male actor refused to hug her for a scene. Who was the actor and how the problem got solved

Archana Puran Singh and her family were off to the streets of Mumbai to savour Maharashtrian delicacies. They were taken for a Marathi food tour by food influencer Kunal Vijaykar. During a hearty meal, the ' Great Indian Kapil Show' star reminisced about her 1987 film Jalwa. She recalled how actor- TV show host Cyrus Broacha, who at that time was a teenager refused to hug her for a key scene in the movie. For the unversed, Broacha essayed the role of her younger brother Suresh.

"There was a sad song, it depicted the police was taking away my brother, he had to hug me. He hesitated as he was very shy back then," she recalled. Ultimately, actor Naseeruddin Shah stepped up and resolved the situation. "Hug her. Or 10 years later, you will feel why didn't I hug her?" The table dissolved into laughter.
Cyrus Broacha is an Indian television host, theatre artist, comedian, political commentator, columnist, podcaster, and writer. He gained widespread recognition for hosting Bakra on MTV India and The Week That Wasn't on CNN-News18.

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Ayushmann recalled he was once working at Karan Johar’s production house Dharma, and at a party he hosted, the ‘Roar’ hitmaker was one of the guests.

“The cake-cutting happened post midnight, so very few people actually ate it. The next day, the cake was sent to the office. I sat down and ate it all” he said.

The confession sent the entire table into fits of laughter, as his brother Aaryamann Sethi playfully nicknamed him “Caky Perry,” sparking even more amusement among everyone present.

About Jalwa
Jalwa is a 1987 Hindi-language action entertainer from India, directed by Pankuj Parashar and produced by Gul Anand. Featuring Naseeruddin Shah and Archana Puran Singh in lead roles, the movie unfolds against the backdrop of Goa, where the majority of its sequences were filmed. The film takes inspiration from the 1984 Hollywood hit Beverly Hills Cop, though it was never officially adapted. Following its success, the story was recreated in Telugu as Trinetrudu in 1988, helmed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and headlined by superstar Chiranjeevi. The film’s soundtrack was created by the composer duo Anand–Milind in collaboration with Remo Fernandes, while the lyrics were written by Sameer.