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Jim Sarbh recalls accidentally hitting Sonam Kapoor on Neerja set
Actor Jim Sarbh has recalled accidentally hitting Sonam Kapoor in the mouth with a gun on the first day of shooting for his debut film Neerja. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Sarbh said he panicked after the incident. He added that Kapoor handled it professionally and he was relieved not to have been fired from the 2016 film directed by Ram Madhvani.
Sarbh also spoke about adjusting to hierarchy on film sets after coming from theatre. The Times of India reports he said he does not think he is still adjusted to it. India Today quotes him saying distinct hierarchies exist and the more they are dissolved, the better the future of filmmaking will be.
Sarbh made his screen debut with Neerja in 2016 and has since appeared in films such as Padmaavat, Sanju and Gangubai Kathiawadi, as well as OTT shows like Made in Heaven and Rocket Boys.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both sources report the same set accident and Sarbh's comments on hierarchy in nearly identical terms, drawing from the same Hollywood Reporter India interview. The Times of India leads with the accident and frames the hierarchy remarks as a simple adjustment issue. India Today adds a longer quote from Sarbh criticising film-set hierarchy and a separate section quoting his earlier podcast remarks about lying to survive in the industry. The difference is one of depth: India Today's version gives more space to Sarbh's critical view of film-set power structures. Neither source challenges or contextualises Sarbh's account, and neither includes a response from the other side.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), indiatoday.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
