Bhuvan Bam's Unforgettable Horse-Riding Lesson

Actor and YouTuber Bhuvan Bam, set to play revolutionary Rash Behari Bose in Prime Video's period drama 'The Revolutionaries,' has opened up about a frightening incident during his preparation for the role. In interviews, Bam recalled that his first horse-riding lesson at Juhu Beach turned dangerous when the horse he was riding suddenly ran off with him.

"So they told me to learn horse riding. It was a horse that's used for wedding functions, and took me to Juhu Beach for training," Bam said, as quoted by Bollywood Hungama and Lokmat Times. "So basically, what happened was that the caretaker was on a phone call and the horse simply ran off with me. That was my first day of horse-riding lessons. If I had fallen from there, I would probably still be bedridden today. I was literally hanging from the horse, and I was shivering for the next three days."

The incident left Bam shaken and hesitant about getting back on a horse for the series. He described how he avoided horseback riding until a solution was found for an action sequence involving his character and General Dyer, played by Jason Shah.

"The horse-riding scene hadn't come up yet and every day, I would wake up thinking, 'Today I'll tell Sir. Today I'll finally gather the courage and tell him that I can't do horse riding,'" Bam recalled. "Then there was a day when one scene went really well and sir was extremely happy. I thought, 'Today he is in a good mood,' so I went to him and said, 'Sir, can I tell you something? Please don't make me ride the horse. Every day I'm haunted by the thought that the horse might take me away again.'"

The incident reached director Nikkhil Advani, who "took stock of the situation," according to Bam. The actor told Advani, "Sir, the horse took me away without my permission. Its leg was stuck in some plastic, and it just kept running with me." Bam eventually suggested switching vehicles with Jason Shah's character for the action sequence, a solution that was adopted by the production.

About 'The Revolutionaries'

'The Revolutionaries' is inspired by true events and is set against the backdrop of India's freedom struggle. The series is based on Sanjeev Sanyal's book 'Revolutionaries: The Other Story Of How India Won Its Freedom' and follows four freedom fighters: Rash Behari Bose, Pratibha Lahiri, Sachindra Nath Sanyal, and Bagha Jatin.

Created and directed for series by Nikkhil Advani, the period drama is produced by Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani under Emmay Entertainment. The ensemble cast includes Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta, and Gurfateh Pirzada in lead roles, alongside Jason Shah, Paoli Dam, and Tota Roy Chowdhury in key parts.

The series will premiere on Prime Video on September 11.