Madhur Bhandarkar gets Neil Nitin beaten black and blue

Neil was beaten black and blue in order to carry out a credible jail torture scene (Naal Bandi) in 'Jail'.

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: Ever since Madhur Bhandarkar started off with his upcoming project ‘Jail’, the movie has been dogged by frequent controversies. Earlier, it was Neil Nitin Mukesh’s nude scene which was a matter of great concern and now news has it that recently the actor was beaten black and blue in order to carry out a credible jail torture scene (Naal Bandi) in the flick, so much so that the handsome actor didn’t even speak to his fashion designer girlfriend for days. According to the latest Bollywood news, it is believed that in the name of realism, director Bhandarkar got Neil Nitin Mukesh beaten black and blue during the Naal Bandi anda cell torture scene for ‘Jail.’ While talking to a news daily on the jail torture scene, Bhandarkar said that ‘Jail’ will be the first flick that portrays the life of a prisoner inside the anda cell complete with physical and psychological torment that prisoners undergo. Continuing on the shooting experience inside the anda cell, Bhandarkar maintained, “I don’t know why an anda cell is shaped that way or even called so. I’ve never seen a real-life anda cell either. Hence, what I show is based on my research and imagination.” Bhandarkar continued, “High security prisoners in an anda cell aren’t allowed homecooked food. There is no provision for fans. Light rays filter into the cell through a glass flap on the ceiling. For anda cell inmates, life in prison normally means a blanket, a pillow, a cheap German silver plate and a bowl. One portion of the cell is reserved as a loo! During the initial days in these cells, most inmates go into a fit of rage and even scream abuses.” The cell in which Neil’s sequence was shot was of 7 ft by 10 ft in size but it was not oval in shape as the director added, “But, we didn’t create any oval-shaped cell. My cousin, Kalpesh Bhandarkar, is the cinematographer of Jail. He had a tough time setting the lights and placing the camera inside. I’d only shoot these scenes at night. The whole film has been shot chronologically so that Neil gets a feel of what his character must be going through when he is lodged there.” Speaking on the toughest moments of shooting Neil’s character, the director maintained, “During my research, I came across a kind of torture that’s called naal bandi. An inmate is made to lie down between the bars with his legs up. He is positioned in such a way that he can’t even move an inch while he is being beaten black and blue. This kind of a torture is often done in front of other inmates so that they don’t dare misbehave. It’s tough to even shoot sequences in an anda cell and I shudder to think of life for the inmates!”