Priya Bapat recalls uncomfortable kiss scene, co-star crossed boundaries; Umesh Kamat flew in: ‘How do you justify it?’
Actor Priya Bapat has quietly carved out a distinct space for herself by effortlessly moving between Marathi cinema, Hindi films, and streaming. The actor recently looked back at the hurdles of her early days, shedding light on a deeply unsettling experience where professional lines were crossed on set. The incident left her struggling to maintain her boundaries in an industry she was still learning to navigate. Priya Bapat reveals co-star kept kissing her during shoot; husband Umesh Kamat stepped in. (Instagram) Priya Bapat opens up about a difficult chapter Reflecting on one of her earliest film projects, Priya revealed that she felt uneasy about a specific kissing scene from the very beginning. “This was kind of my first, first films,” she told Filmfare. “This is all before City of Dreams and everything happened. And there was only one kiss in the film. And I had concerns and doubts about it right from the script reading sessions. And I was continuously asking the director, why do you need it here? It’s not about whether I want …
