Madhuri Dixit recalls shooting Pukaar song with Anil Kapoor in freezing cold of Alaska, says lips turned blue

Madhuri Dixit is gearing up for the release of the Amazon Prime Video original movie, Maja Maa. The family entertainer, directed by Anand Tiwari, also stars Gajraj Rao, Ritwik Bhowmik, Sheeba Chaddha, Barkha Singh, Srishti Shrivastava, Rajit Kapur and Simone Singh.

The actor has also ventured into playback singing with the song Candle. She also released her second single, Tu Hai Mera. The song also features some of her popular songs. The actor recently opened up about one of her dreadful experiences shooting for a song in a light chiffon sarees in the freezing cold of Alaska. 

The actor was shooting for the song Kismat Se Tum Hum Ko Mile with Anil Kapoor for the 2000 film Pukaar in Alaska. While Anil Kapoor was wearing jeans, a t-shirt and a black jacket, Madhuri was grooving to the song in a light blue chiffon saree. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, the actor said, she couldn't shoot the song on the first day due to the cold weather. The team had reached around 4 pm to shoot on the glaciers and the choreographer Farah Khan asked her to sing. While she was trying to sing, she said, she couldn't move her lips as she had frozen.  

There was a doctor present at the location due to the chilly weather. "She came up to me and said 'no no no, her lips are turning blue. Packup.' So first day was bad. Next day we started getting a little adjusted to the cold and we knew how to dress up for that," she said, adding that there was a person who would run to her and cover her with a blanket and give her a small heater after they finish the take. 

Pukaar, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, is an action-thriller, also starring Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa, Shivaji Satam, and Om Puri. The film is currently available to stream on ZEE5.