"If she had to learn how to smoke just for this movie, she did a great job. Only one complete scene with dangling, lightup, deep inhale and a full exhale. Looks great. Also a few other scenes with quite deep inhales, but the director cuts away all exhales."
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Amara Karan - Info - "says she will not smoke another cigarette again after she had to chain smoke her way through the movie [Darjeeling Limited, The (2007)]. Amara had never smoked before she got the part in the film and had to ask friends to help her, so that by the time she met director Wes Anderson she would look like an expert.... 'I practiced smoking with my friends in preparation for the film. I gave up as soon as I finished filming.'", website, Sep. 30, '07
Natalie Portman - Info - "[Wes] Anderson contacted [Natalie] Portman after getting her e-mail address from [Darjeeling Limited, The (2007)] producer Scott Rudin. [Anderson] says she was well aware that she'd be taking it all off for the small part but stipulated only one script change. 'Smoking. She didn't want to smoke,' he remembered. That's why, in the final scene, 'we changed it to Jason giving her a toothpick. I think it's better.'", Los Angeles Times, Sep. 24, '07
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