Mushtaq Khan opens up about his first meeting with Salim Khan, says actors would queue up to meet Mahesh Bhatt

Mushtaq Khan’s first meeting with Mahesh Bhatt

What followed next was almost a comedy scene from a film. Mushtaq, confident with Salim Khan’s support reached out to Mahesh Bhatt, and was shocked to see a long queue waiting for him. He shared how after Arth and Saransh, Bhatt was a ‘hot director’ and actors would be ready to even do a passing shot in his film.

Stuttering with nervousness, he introduced himself to Mahesh Bhatt, who was first quite curt with him, and then asked him to meet his brother Mukesh Bhatt. “He said he was busy with shooting so I should meet Mukesh and Robin Bhatt. They asked me for my number and said would call if something comes up,” Mushtaq narrated.

Interestingly, the actor did not even have a landline then and would pay his grocery shop one rupee for every call they received on his behalf. After about 15 days, he got the calls from Bhatt and that’s how he got Kabzaa. Khan shared how Mahesh Bhatt continued to work with him post that. The two worked together in films like Swayam, Gunaah, Aashiqui, Junonon, Sadak, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi, Sir, Gumrah, Milan and Naraaz, among others.