Raveena Tandon recalls 12 hours in cold water for 'Tip Tip Barsa Pani' shoot

The song 'Tip Tip Barsa Pani', filmed on Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar, remains popular with audiences. At parties and special events, many people start dancing as soon as it plays. It is from the 1994 film 'Mohra', in which Raveena and Akshay's chemistry was on show.

The song looks as romantic and beautiful on screen as its shooting was difficult. Raveena recently shared an anecdote about filming it on the reality quiz show 'Kon Honar Crorepati'.

Speaking to host Madhuri Dixit on the show's stage, Raveena said the song took three full days to shoot. Over those three days, she had to work in cold water for 12 hours at a stretch.

According to Raveena, film songs in that era were shot over several days. To create the effect of rain, water was stored in a tanker. After staying in the tanker for a long time, the water turned very cold. That cold water was then sprayed on Raveena and Akshay Kumar. Shooting for hours in such conditions was a big challenge for them.

On hearing Raveena, Madhuri Dixit recalled shooting rain songs in her own career. Actors face many difficulties while filming rain songs. Madhuri said keeping the body warm in the time between two takes is a big challenge. However beautiful romantic rain scenes may look on screen, shooting them is not easy.

In the same conversation, Raveena also spoke about the hectic schedule of her early career. There was a time when she was shooting around 30 films a year. Her schedule was so packed that she did not get full time even to rest.

Raveena said she would shoot one film from 7 am to 2 pm. Then she would work on another film from 2 pm until 7 am the next day. From there, she would go straight to the set of a third film. Often, because of the continuous shooting, she did not even have time to go home to freshen up or change clothes.

'Mohra' was directed by Rajiv Rai. The song was sung by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik. It is counted among the most popular and memorable songs of Raveena Tandon's career. Fans are surprised to hear of the effort behind its shooting.