‘Angry Salman Khan would say Aishwarya Rai thinks she is pretty, ask her to look at Waheeda Rehman,’ recalls Himani Shivpuri: ‘Samjhao isko’

Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai first met on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.

Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.

Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan first worked together in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Soon afterwards, the couple fell in love and their relationship became the talk of the town. However, the two later had an ugly break up. In a recent interview, actor Himani Shivpuri recalled her memories of working with Aishwarya in those days and shared that Salman would often visit her on sets. She also recalled the times when Salman would angrily speak about her, and Himani would try her best to calm him down.

In a chat with Red FM Podcasts, Himani said that she first worked with Aishwarya in Aa Ab Laut Chalein, and they later worked together in Humara Dil Aapke Paas Hai and Umrao Jaan. “She was not very established back then. We were very close then,” she shared and recalled the time when they shot for Humara Dil Aapke Paas Hai in Hyderabad. “We would shoot in Hyderabad. This was the time when she and Salman were going very strong so Salman used to come every night and leave in the morning,” she shared.

Himani added, “She was very nice and very well read and we used to talk a lot. And there were some things that I couldn’t share, of course. More than a beauty, I think she is a very nice person.”

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When asked to comment on Salman and Aishwarya’s break-up, she said, “It didn’t work out. They will know best what was the problem between them.” Himani shared that she was often the agony aunt for stars who would share their problems with her. She recalled an incident when Salman and Aishwarya were in the middle of a huge fight and she tried to calm him down. “I remember once we were shooting in Film City. Aishwarya was shooting with Abhishek for Rohan Sippy’s film and Salman had come. He was telling me, ‘Kya hai? Isko samjhao. Waheeda Rehman ko dekhe. Apne aap ko boht khubsurat samajhti hai (You make her understand. She thinks she is pretty. Ask her to look at Waheeda Rehman.)’ I used to tell him to calm down, to stay quiet,” she shared.

Aishwarya tied the knot with Abhishek Bachchan in 2007. Their daughter Aaradhya was born in 2011.

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