# Anil Kapoor says he felt insecure shooting Ek Ladki Ko Dekha 2026-08-27T04:36:38+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Anil Kapoor has said he felt insecure while shooting the song 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha' with Manisha Koirala because the camera crew was not filming him. Kapoor told a podcast that his character Narendra sings the song, but the director and cinematographer were not taking his shots during the initial days of filming. The actor said that after a while he 'obviously became insecure' about his role in the scene. The song from the 1994 film '1942: A Love Story' was a major hit, featuring both Kapoor and Koirala. Kapoor did not disclose whether he later discussed the matter with the filmmakers or if additional shots were taken. The anecdote offers rare behind-the-scenes insight into the making of the iconic Vidhu Vinod Chopra-directed track. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Anil Kapoor's admission of insecurity over limited screen time is the entire substance of this two-source story. Both ndtv outlets report the same quote from the actor about the filming of 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha', where his character Narendra sings but was not being shot by the cameras. The coverage is nearly identical, the difference between the two roughly ten-word headlines is negligible. Neither source provides the film's title, a release date, or any wider industry context. As a result, there is no editorial divergence to parse. The flat, wire-style treatment suggests the item is treated as a light entertainment filler, not a news story with stakes. Watch for whether Kapoor or the film's director provides further detail on a subsequent promotional appearance. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - ndtv.com (neutral report) Both ndtv stories use the same Kapoor quote with identical framing of his insecurity as the headline news - ndtv.com (2) (neutral report) The second ndtv story is a near word-for-word repeat of the first This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: 1942 A Love Story, Anil Kapoor, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha, Manisha Koirala Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/anil-kapoor-says-he-felt-insecure-shooting-ek-ladki-ko-dekha/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/anil-kapoor-says-he-felt-insecure-shooting-ek-ladki-ko-dekha/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/