<span class=normal>Further talking about working with the late actress Bachchan posted, With the exceptional Smita Patil ..who was so uncomfortable during the shooting of the entire film, because she just could not understand why she was asked to do what she was asked to do in the film .. but she did it with a lot of personal persuasion from me .. and it came out fine .. she was gentle and frail but stronger than anything you could ever encounter in a woman .. truly a gift we lost we never should have... </span>