Caught in Bollywood's longest kiss: Sushant Singh Rajput in Detective Byomkesh Bakshy
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Sushant Singh Rajput and Swastika Mukherjee

Talking about this scene, the director told a daily, "The scene was more than the kiss. It was about deception, intrigue and murder, and I needed that something extra... that element of surprise that throws everyone off. But we had over-rehearsed it. The takes ended up being just like the rehearsals... there was no surprise! After six takes, eight takes, it was still the same. I was worried, and then it struck me. I took Swastika aside and told her, 'Kiss him before he can say anything - and we won't tell him. Throw him off guard'. Sushant is a highly prepared actor. He does NOT like surprises sprung at him. We started shooting the scene as rehearsed, and then she did it. Kissed him on the lips, no holding back. The set froze, Sushant froze and then he recovered. The scene after that was highly electric because both of them were now watching each other warily not knowing what the other would do and that mistrust, suspicion and tension worked."
Banerjee went on to add, "Once I called cut, Sushant didn't mince his words and expressed his displeasure. But when he saw the shot, his good humour returned. But for a moment we all had our hearts in our mouth."
Set in the 1940s Calcutta, the film is one that blends mystery with love, deception and so on. The teaser of Detective Byomkesh Bakshy, which was released online a few days back, has received a large number of views.