Pakistani actress Anoushay Abbasi has revealed that some actors become uncomfortably affectionate on set, even after romantic scenes are over.
In a recent interview with Ushna Shah, Anoushay shared that there have been instances where co-actors did not let go of her hand even after the director had called “cut,” forcing her to remind them that the scene was over and they needed to maintain distance.
The Raqs-e-Bismil actress said: “I had to perform romantic scenes with actors I didn’t personally like and at times, even after the scene was completed, some actors wouldn’t let go of my hand, and I had to explicitly tell them, the scene is done, please let go.” Similarly, after the director called “cut,” she often had to ask them to maintain some physical distance.
She added that sometimes it’s not the heroes but the actors playing fatherly roles who show excessive concern or affection, which in her opinion can become more problematic than dealing with the lead actors.
She shared that she has been acting since childhood, and at the age of four, appeared in a music video, making film and drama sets feel like a second home to her.
Anoushay revealed that when her mother was seriously ill, she was working on a project. On the day her mother passed away, she was on set when she received the emergency call from home. Despite this, she was asked to return to set the very next day.
According to her, even after her mother’s death, both she and her sister, actress Javeria Abbasi, continued receiving phone calls from production staff, and unwillingly had to return to work and complete their scenes.
“I took on very few projects after that because I found it all incredibly cruel. Everyone knew how ill my mother was at the time, and even when I had to leave urgently, they still reminded me to be back on set the next day at 10 a.m.”
Abbasi talked about her personal life and marriage, saying that she was divorced six years ago. “I got divorced in 2019 and have not been in a relationship since then. I did not tell anyone about this because my mother was very ill at the time and I didn’t want people to come and ask her about it and bother her,” she said.