A simple handcuff scene in ‘Tees Maar Khan’ turned out to be a nightmare for Akshay Kumar as the ‘key to his freedom’ was lost. While shooting for Farah Khan’s upcoming project, the action hero had no inkling that he would remain arrested for full four hours.
Talking to a news daily, a close source said, “A production hand had accidentally broken the key while pulling it out of the handcuff before the scene. But Akshay had slipped on the cuffs and the lock clicked into place. He was taking it lightly because he assumed there was an extra key. But when Farah realised the duplicate key wasn’t there, she asked for a locksmith to be summoned before rolling the camera.”
The locksmith arrived 20 minutes after the shot was over. But to everyone’s shock, the handcuff did not open.
Talking about the whole episode, Farah Khan said, “The locksmith couldn’t open the handcuff because it was an imported one and had a complex locking mechanism. So I had no other option but to send somebody to the other end of town, where my team member had forgotten the duplicate key. I was surprised that they had forgotten to bring the extra key to Film City, but there was nothing else we could do to salvage the situation.”
During this ordeal, Akshay maintained his calm, did not once lose his temper over the negligence of the ‘Tees Maar Khan’ unit and patiently waited for help.
“But I used the time to complete other shots of Akshay which required him to be in handcuffs. If we had the keys, he wouldn’t have had to wear them for more than an hour in all. But yes, it was high drama. However, I must say that it was sweet on Akshay’s part not to grumble or delay my shoot,” added Farah Khan.