Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai were once hailed among the most popular lovebirds in Bollywood. They were head over heels in love with one another, leaving everyone in a collective meltdown. Salman and Aishwarya impressed many fans with their chemistry in the film, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, and it was during the shoots that love blossomed between them. However, as destiny had it, the duo parted ways, but their fans refuse to move on from their love story and still manifest to see them being cordial with each other.
In an old interview, Smita Jayakar talked about Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan's relationship and shared that the duo had initially started dating while they were shooting for the film, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam together. The veteran actress shared that the ex-couple's love helped to bring out their best chemistry in the film. Revealing how Salman and Aishwarya's love banter used to grab their attention on the sets, Smita said:
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“At that time, their love story had just started. It blossomed there, so it was showing, and it worked very well for the film. I remembered one scene from the song Aankhon Ki Gustakhiya, where Salman had to go all the way around as Ash was standing next to me. So Sanjay goes and touches her (Ash) like this, and he (Salman) goes and says, 'Sanjay Sir, why did you touch her? You are not supposed to do that.' You know how you feel in new love, it was all that feeling. Their eyes used to twinkle, we used to watch them, we were observers."
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Smita Jayakar played the role of 'Amrita' aka Aishwarya Rai’s mother, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. During an old interview with the YouTube channel, Rajshri Unplugged, the senior actress shared that she had a great bond with Aishwarya and the duo used to sit and chat after the shoot. Even though Aish was a new face in the film industry, she exuded a friendly charm all around. In Smita's words:
“Is there anything more I can say about Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam that isn’t already known. Aishwarya and I used to sit and chat after shooting. She also had not become so big in the industry at that time though she was Miss World. It is a sweet and beautiful movie that still gives people a nostalgic feeling whenever they revisit it. I have to thank Bhansali for giving me that role.”
Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai had an ugly breakup as the actress accused the former of physical abuse. The duo had nasty fights, and since then, they never looked back. There is no denying that one of the much-loved songs from Salman and Aishwarya's movie, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, was Tadap Tadap. However, not many know that Salman used to scream in pain whenever the song was played on the sets post his breakup with Aishwarya. In an old interaction, the song's composer, Ismail Darbar once shared that he witnessed Salman being in pain after hearing the song on the sets and used to shout at everyone, asking them to stop it.
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Initially, Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted to cast Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai in the film, Bajirao Mastani. Back then, reports were rife that Aishwarya walked out of the film as she didn't want to act with Salman, with whom she had just parted ways. Speaking to Karan Johar on his chat show, Koffee With Karan, Aishwarya shared that when she and Salman did justice to their roles in the film, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Sanjay was keen to cast them together. Though the actress was ready to play the role of 'Mastani', she didn't want to act alongside her ex-flame, Salman Khan. However, Aishwarya added that when reports circulated in the media that she walked out of Bajirao Mastani, she was admitted to the hospital, so she couldn't clear the air around the same.
While Salman Khan is single till date, Aishwarya Rai has been happily married to Abhishek Bachchan for 17 years now.
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