New Delhi: Salman Khan and Bhagyashree starrer ‘Maine Pyar Kiya' completes 26 years of its release today. The 1989 release saw ‘Dabangg Khan' in the character of ‘Prem' for the first time.
The magical chemistry between Salman and Bhagyashree in the movie mesmerized the audiences and it turned out to be a blockbuster. The flick gave new friendship goals to the youngsters and introduced them with the beautiful emotional of love.
Maine Pyar Kiya was Salman's first movie in lead role after he debuted with ‘Biwi Ho To Aise' in 1988 in a supporting role. Being coveted writer Salim Khan's son Salman surely had an edge in the film industry but it was not a cakewalk for ‘Bajrangi Bhaijan' star to get his first solo role.
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Salman Khan, in a candid chat with a leading daily, revealed how he bagged Prem's role in the 1989 blockbuster by Sooraj Barjatya. Take a look.
1. “Sooraj (Barjatya) didn't approach me. I approached him. There were three different people who recommended me to him after which the team got in touch with me.”
2. "So I went there and then Sooraj narrated the script of Maine Pyar Kiya. And for the first time, I wasn't seeing Jackie Shroff or Sanjay Dutt but only myself in a film. I thought, ‘Isko jaane mat do bhai, yeh tumhari life banayega.'"
3. "And as soon as he finished, I said ‘Sooraj, it's superb, man! We'll do a great film together'. And he said, ‘Salman, I have not signed you yet.' He told me there's Deepak Tijori and Kunal Goswam who also are finalists. Then I realised that picture toh gaya and went again on my struggling bout and signed for Biwi Ho Toh Aisi.."
4. "Sooraj called me for the audition. I took Farah Khan for my audition, We used to be friends. I told her, “Woh log nachayenge mujhe toh tu aaja mere ko do-teen steps sikha de.”
I told her, “Woh log nachayenge mujhe toh tu aaja mere ko do-teen steps sikha de.” Chow Mow used to be dancing with her so I called her along with Chow Mow to Juhu beach. I had to learn front somersault. She was like, “Front somersault? Kab sikhne ka hai?” I said, “Mere paas adhe ghante ka time hai!” We tried it. First three attempts, I fell flat on my face. But the fourth one, I got the somersault right. Then we went for the auditions.
5. "He took my test on that ‘Babuji, paise le lo' scene from the film. After that, he made me do some shots with the guitar on, ‘Oh Hansini. He showed it to Charu and Chanda, his cousin and his sister. They liked me and insisted on me being in Maine Pyar Kiya while I was doing Biwi Ho Toh Aisi. Sooraj came to meet Satish Bhalla and told me that they are taking me. But he didn't know that I had signed Biwi Ho Toh Aisi already."
6. "He said, ‘It doesn't matter, we'll come first.' I was like, ‘They finished shooting the film and we're starting now.' Then Sooraj said that he was planning to launch a new boy and I was like. “Again gone.” But, finally he cast me in the film."
