Mumbai: During a recent episode of ‘Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa’, actor Ram Kapoor reflected on his much talked-about kissing scene with Sakshi Tanwar and shared how his wife Gautami Kapoor reacted.
Addressing the topic of on-screen intimacy, Ram said that kissing scenes in films and television should not affect a marriage if there is trust between partners.
He added that it is a husband’s responsibility to make his wife feel secure, loved, and emotionally safe, before revealing how Gautami supported him when he filmed intimate scenes with other actresses.
When Madhuri Grover asked him how easy it is for a wife to watch her husband kiss another actor on screen, Ram replied: “Hum log aapni wife ko kitna secure aur safe aur kitna in love feel karwaate hain voh humari zimmedari hai. Maine teen baar teen different actresses ko kiss kiya hai on screen. Teeno baar Gautami ko problem nahi hui hai aur usne khushi khushi haan kaha hai kyunki usko jitna comfortable aur in lo
ve main feel karwaata hoon, she doesn’t need to bother about it (It is our responsibility to make our wives feel secure, safe and loved. I have kissed three different actresses on screen on three separate occasions. All three times, Gautami had no problem with it and happily said yes because I make her feel so comfortable and so loved that she never has to worry about it).”
He added: “Indian television ka sabse first kiss maine kiya tha, lip to lip with Sakshi Tanwar. She (Gautami) said, ‘make me proud’, mujhe pata kitni khushi ho rahi thi usko ki mera pati history mein sabse pehla kiss kar raha hai. Toh aap bahut galat soch rahi ho (Do you know how happy she was? She was thrilled that her husband was making what was considered the first on-screen kiss in history. So, you’re thinking about it completely the wrong way). I disagree with you 100%, I will give you my wife’s number, you talk to her.”
Ram and Sakshi’s kissing scene in Ektaa Kapoor’s popular Sony TV sitcom ‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hain’ in 2011 became one of the most talked-about moments on Indian television.
The scene, which followed the on-screen couple Ram and Priya’s marriage, was widely seen as one of the first extended lip-locks between lead characters in Hindi TV serials.
At a time when such scenes were uncommon, it sparked widespread debate and dominated headlines.
Ram and Gautami’s love story began on the sets of the television show ‘Ghar Ek Mandir’ in the early 2000s.
Their friendship eventually blossomed into a relationship, and they tied the knot on February 14, 2003. The couple has two children, daughter Sia and son Aks.