This happened on the sets of Karthik Calling Karthik. The director Vijay Lalwani, we hear is the diligent sort, who really looks after the well-being of his stars. Now they were to shoot a scene in which Farhan Akhtar was supposed to be strangulated. Since it was a delicate scene, he wanted a rehearsal but he couldn’t trust anyone from the crew to show Farhan how the scene had to be done. He didn’t want Farhan to be hurt, you see. So he took the rope and very gingerly tied it around the actor’s neck while instructing the kind of moves he wanted. After five minutes when he released the pressure, Farhan fell on the ground. No amount of shaking him helped. This is where Lalwani panicked. He started shouting for an ambulance. His face turned white and he was almost on the verge of tears when Farhan opened his eyes and started laughing. The entire crew was in on the joke. Poor Vijay didn’t think it was funny. Can’t blame him.