Bollywood superstar Salman Khan recalled the moment when he got tears into his eyes while shooting for the song ‘Kabootar Ja Ja’ in his film ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’.
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Even though Khan made his cinema debut with a supporting role in ‘Biwi Ho Tou Aisi’, his first film starring in a lead role came the following year, Sooraj Barjatya’s ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, which initiated his journey to mega-stardom decades ago.
However, the ‘Tiger 3’ star recently recalled the shoot of the film and a specific emotional moment when he got teary-eyed, while shooting for the iconic song ‘Kabootar Ja Ja’ in the title.
He said, “I was about 18 years old, and there was a truly memorable moment during the shoot for the song Kabootar Ja Ja Ja when I suddenly knew that this was the role for me.”
“During several narrations, I’d imagine Jackie Shroff or Anil Kapoor in those roles, but I could never actually see myself doing big films. That moment was the first time I really felt, ‘Yes, I can do this’. I had tears in my eyes,” Khan shared.
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‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, the cult romance flick by Sooraj Barjatya, starring Salman Khan in his breakthrough performance opposite debutante Bhagyashree, was released in December 1989 and turned out to be a huge box office success.
Being the highest-grossing Indian film of the ’80s, with several Filmfare Awards, ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ still remains one of the most iconic Bollywood romance flicks of all time.
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