Actor Chunky Pandey reminisced about filmmaker David Dhawan’s infectious enthusiasm during shoots.

He revealed that the director would get so engaged in scenes that people had to physically stop him from stepping into the frame.

Chunky shared this experience on an upcoming episode of Sony Entertainment Television’s India’s Best Dancer Season 5, calling David one of the finest directors he has worked with.

Recalling the time before modern technology like monitors were used on sets, Chunky said, “Ek cheez main bataun, jab woh shoot karte hain na, hamare zamaane mein monitor yeh sab technology nahi thi. Toh director ‘Start, sound, camera, action!’ action mein logon ko David ko pakadna padta tha because woh almost frame mein aa jaate the jab shots chalu the, because woh itne khud excited ho jaate the scene ke saath. I think he is one of the best directors I have ever worked with. Aur woh khud pehle editor the na, toh unki editing shooting ke waqt hi ho jaati thi.”

Adding to this, actress Karisma Kapoor highlighted David’s ability to visualise scenes entirely in his mind and his instinctive understanding of comedy.

She said, “Unke dimaag mein chalta tha unka scene, and comedy hoti hai toh he is editing, that’s why he is so good in comedy also.”

David Dhawan and Chunky Pandey have collaborated on films such as Aankhen (1993) with Govinda and later on Rascals (2011) and David’s recent directorial Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai.

David’s partnership with Govinda and Karisma Kapoor yielded many hit comic films of the 1990s, including Raja Babu, Coolie No. 1, Saajan Chale Sasural, Hero No. 1, and Haseena Maan Jaayegi.

David had announced that Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, starring his son Varun Dhawan alongside Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde, would be his final directorial project.