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This is an archive article published on December 22, 2023

Bhagyashree recalls shooting for Maine Pyar Kiya posters with Salman Khan when she was 5 months pregnant: ‘He said you have gotten fat after marriage’

Bhagyashree said that she was shooting for the posters of Maine Pyar Kiya when she was five months pregnant.

maine pyar kiyaBhagyashree made her debut with Salman Khan in Maine Pyar Kiya.

Bhagyashree had a dream debut in Sooraj Barjatya’s Maine Pyar Kiya with Salman Khan. The film became a massive hit and both Salman and Bhagyashree were on their way to becoming superstars after the release of the film. But, Bhagyashree, against the advice of many, decided to tie the knot soon after she finished filming her first movie. She was in a relationship with Himalay Dassani and the two got married as Bhagyashree became a star with the film.

In a chat with Rashmi Uchil for the book Raising Stars. Bhagyashree recalled shooting for the posters of Maine Pyar Kiya with Salman. She shared that at that point in time, no one knew about her pregnancy and Salman commented that she had gotten ‘fat’ after getting married. She is quoted in the book as saying, “When ace photographer Gautam Rajdakshya did the photoshoot with Salman and me for the posters of Maine Pyar Kiya, I was 5 months pregnant. No one knew. I remember Salman telling me, ‘Shaadi ke baad moti ho gayee ho (You have gotten fat after getting married.).”

In the same chat, Bhagyashree said that “acting and movies were put on the back burner” after she got married and had kids. “I believe when the kids are growing up, in the initial stages, the kind of bonding, the kind of foundation, the kind of mental and emotional security a child gets having his parents around and especially, the mother around, surpasses everything. That’s what mattered most to me,” she said.

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But, the actor shared that she did a few Telugu and Kannada film after the birth of her daughter Avantika, and that is mainly because she found the work culture in the south to be more organised and punctual. “I did a few Telegu and Kannada films after Avantika was born and I always took her along with me to the shoot,” she shared and added, “Down south the film industry is disciplined. They stick to the set schedule. They start shooting at the dot of 9 and break for lunch at 1. It was a blessing for me. Everything was so well organised. Avantika never once troubled me on the set.”

Bhagyashree was recently seen with her husband Himalaya in the last season of Nach Baliye. Earlier this year, she was seen in a special appearance with her husband and her son in Salman Khan’s Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.

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