It was just another regular day of a shoot of the film Alibaug.
Director Sanjay Gupta was ready to call the shots. The unit was
about to begin work when they realized that an assistant director
who clapped the board was missing. (It was later learnt that he
was unwell and unable to make for that day's shoot). Poor Gupta
fell into a quandary and did not know what to do! Who would take
charge for clapping the board because in absence of clapper it
was difficult to keep track of the number of times that shot was
taken and also the scene being shot. But Gupta's all troubles
were soon put to rest and guess who came to his rescue. None other
than Sophie Chaudary!
The actress clapped the board for her costars. What's more she
got the hang of it instantly. The next thing Sanjay learnt that
every actor on the sets wanted to take up the clapper board's
job.
Whether Sophie was their source of inspiration or not, we don't
know. But one thing we surely know is that Sanjay Gupta will definitely
make it a point to cast Sophie in every film, what say!
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