The Family Man actor Shahab has revealed that some of his scenes with actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu were edited out in the final cut of the show. He said that the storyline had a romantic angle between Shahab’s character Sajid and Samantha’s Raaji. In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Shahab said that some ‘suggestive scenes’ did not make it to the final cut because they weren’t relevant to the essence. "We did some suggestive scenes that suggested that they fall in love towards the end. But those scenes were not making sense for the creators, or maybe the platform. So, those scenes were edited out. There are so many scenes edited out, so it is not a big deal. That is the process," he said.
Shahab said: "It is not just the intimate scenes. It was the usual process - you have a lengthy show and there is the process of editing which comes later. It was not like a particular scene was edited out."
He added: "I think only those scenes were retained that were required and logical.”
In an earlier Instagram post, she said she was particular about playing her character Raji with a "balanced, nuanced and sensitive" approach. In a lengthy Instagram post, the actor charted her journey with Raji, a character which she said said serves as a much-needed reminder to come together as a society to eradicate "hate, oppression and greed".
"I was particular about Raji’s portrayal being balanced, nuanced, and sensitive. I want Raji’s story to be a stark, much-needed reminder for us, more than ever before, to come together as humans to fight hate, oppression, and greed. If we fail to do so, countless more will be denied their identity, liberty, and their right to self-determination," the actor wrote.
Samantha, 34, said her preparation for Raji involved watching documentaries about the Tamil struggle and she was devastated to see the suffering of Tamils of Eelam, especially women.
-with PTI inputs