Taking on the role of an Army official is always a matter of pride for any Bollywood celebrity, but, for Anshuman Jha, the character posed a different threat. With the men in uniform being subject to the wrath of fringe groups in Kashmir, Jha, who slips into the role of a young major in No Fathers In Kashmir, reveals that he had a narrow escape from a stone-pelting incident.

"I fell in love with the people of Kashmir, and their cuisine. But, once in costume, it was a different ball game. The first day that I walked out alone, I felt the piercing stares, and had to be rescued by our assistant director from what seemed to have become an escalated situation. I would be stared at when taking a stroll down the streets, and it was unnerving," says the actor, who was advised by the line producer against venturing out unaccompanied. "People wouldn't know that I was an actor. I had to respect the situation of the place. So, when in costume, I'd only be on set, and would head out as Anshuman only."