Jimmy Shergill says he used to sleep on sets of Munna Bhai MBBS -- here's why

Jimmy Shergill has been active in the entertainment industry for over 20 years. One of Shergill's most memorable performances came in 2003 film Munna Bhai MBBS, where the actor appeared in a cameo playing a terminally ill patient, and won everyone's heart. In a recent media interaction, Shergill shared a funny anecdote about how he accidentally achieved the right look of a terminally ill patient. 

3 things you need to know

• Jimmy Shergill made his debut with the 1996 film Maachis.
• Shergill has also worked in several successful Punjabi movies like Mel Karaa De Rabba and Rangeelay
• Shergill's latest series Choona is set to premiere on September 29.

I would doze off on fake hospital bed on sets, recalls Shergill

Jimmy Shergill was speaking with Bollywood Hungama, when he recalled the memories of shooting for Munna Bhai MBBS 20 years ago. The Tanu Weds Manu 2 actor mentioned that when he agreed to do the cameo in Munna Bhai MBBS, he was also extensively shooting for another film Agnipankh in Pune. So to shoot for his portions of Munna Bhai MBBS, the actor would drive himself from Pune to Mumbai everyday at Film City where the film was being shot.

(A still from Munna Bhai MBBS | Image: IMDB)

Shergill said, "While the Munna Bhai crew was lighting up the location, I would wear my hospital patient costume and doze off on one of the fake hospital beds that was part of set furniture, because I knew that we had to shoot all night long later. And when someone suddenly woke me up, I would instantly go to shoot in that sleep-deprived, disheveled look." Shergill also amusedly recalls how everyone would be in awe of him being 'so in the character,' not knowing the complete story.

Shergill's Munna Bhai co-star Arshad Warsi is Choona narrator

Shergill also spoke about his fond memories of shooting for the 2003 film with Arshad Warsi, who is also the guest narrator for Shergill’s upcoming show Choona. Shergill mentioned how he and Warsi made their debut same year in 1996, where Shergill’s Maachis co-star Chandrachur Singh was also working with Arshad Warsi in Tere Mere Sapne around the same time. The two actors have shared a close connection ever since, Shergill said.

Jimmy Shergill had appeared in Operation Mayfair earlier this year. Besides Jimmy Shergill, Choona also stars actors like Namit Das, Vikram Kocchar and Aashim Gulati. Directed by Pushpendra Nath Misra, Choona is set to have its OTT Premiere on September 29 on Netflix.