India, Nov. 24 -- D id you know filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali once worked as an assistant to Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and that he was sent up a mountain to scatter breadcrumbs so birds would appear in a shot? This and several other anecdotes drew laughs at Vidhu's packed session at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Saturday. Recalling the shoot of Pyaar Hua Chupke Se from 1942: A Love Story, Vidhu said, "There were no birds at that height, but I wanted birds in the frame. Sanjay, my assistant then, went at night to spread breadcrumbs on the mountain top. Because of that, the birds came. Watching the 8K remastered version here at IFFI gave me so much joy, after 35 years!" Writer Abhijat Joshi, moderating the session, shared another moment from the film. "Vidhu was writing a dialogue when Jackie Shroff walked onto the set saying the exact same line. Vidhu was shocked. Jackie said, 'I heard you from 100 metres away because you were so loud!'" Vidhu also revealed that the iconic 1942: A Love Story soundtrack was almost rejected in its earliest form. RD Burman, he said, initially composed Kuchh Na Kaho as a fast number. "I was shocked. RD asked for my reaction. I told him, 'It's not working'." He added that RD, who was emotionally low at the time, became upset. "I pointed to SD Burman's photo and said, 'I'm looking for him. You are the finest composer in this country.' RD had tears in his eyes." The composer asked for a week. "Next Friday he called me. I thought he was quitting. He played the opening tune of Kuchh Na Kaho on the harmonium. I shut my eyes and signalled: amazing. The first note itself was magic. It was an SD Burman note," Vidhu said. "This song became what it is only because I told him the earlier version was bulls**t."...