Even after all these years, Maine Pyar Kiya, the film that introduced Bhagyashree and Salman Khan to Bollywood, remains a timeless classic. The on-screen chemistry between them was adored by audiences. The film was helmed by Sooraj Barjatya and recently Bhagyashree recalled her first meeting with the director, where she thought she was being set up with him for arranged marriage.
As quoted by the Indian Express, Bhagyashree shared the anecdote, “It was so funny. Raj babu, Sooraj ji’s dad, knew my dad socially. He called up my father and said, ‘Aapse milna hai, main apne bete ko leke aa raha hoon (I want to meet you, I’m bringing my son along). Apparently, both our fathers must have had this discussion earlier. We weren’t aware of it. They laid out a spread in our garden, and then they summoned me. Sooraj ji and his father were sitting on one side, and my parents were sitting on the other. Raj babu said, ‘Mera beta aapki beti se kuch baat karna chahta hai, bachche doosre kamre mein jaake baat karein (My son wants to talk to your daughter, can they speak privately)?”
While she was initially scared, it was only after Sooraj Barjatya’s father confirmed that his son was already married. She continued, “My son wants to become a director, but I told him that he must first get married. And now that he’s married, he is ready to make his film.”
Bhagyashree forayed into the film industry with her debut in the movie Maine Pyar Kiya, directed by Sooraj Barjatya. While she has been away from the limelight, Bhagyashree was last seen in a cameo in the Salman Khan-starrer “Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.”
Maine Pyar Kiya was the highest-grossing Hindi film of 1989 and its music was also among the highest-selling albums of the year.
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