How Was Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai's Chemistry On Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Sets? 'Love Was In The Air'
Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai's Hum...Dil De Chuke Sanam was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film hit theatres in 1999.
When Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai worked together on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 1999 movie Hum…Dil De Chuke Sanam, their on-screen chemistry impressed everyone. But do you know what their equation like behind the camera? In a recent interview, Bhansali opened up about the same and revealed that 'love was in the air' when they all were shooting for his iconic film.
'Yes, there was love in the air. But not just between them; there was a lot of affection among all of us. Zohra Sehgalji, Helen Aunty, Salman, Aishwarya, Vikram Gokhale, Smita Jayekar—we were like one big family. I don't think I've had such a fulfilling experience shooting any other film," the filmmaker told ETimes.
Bhansali further remarked that he does not see such equations between actors now. 'Today, it's purely professional. And honestly, I'm fine with that. Times have changed," he added.
Interestingly, Salman was dating Somy Ali during that time. Last year, Sony was speaking to Times Now, when she claimed that the closeness between Salman and Aishwarya grew while they were shooting for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
'The shoot (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam) was going on when I called up Salman but he didn't pick up. Then I called Sanjay Leela Bhansali and he said, 'He can't speak to you right now because he's in a shot'. I was like 'If he's in a shot, why aren't you directing it? Why are you picking up my phone call?' The logic defied me. He was cornered by me and didn't know what to say," she said.
'Later, Aish started coming to Salman's gym where we were living. Salman and I used to live on the ground floor of Galaxy where we had a gym also," Somy continued and then added, 'Aishwarya and Salman fell in love during the shooting of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. I was getting information from the servants inside who favoured me. I knew in my heart that their relationship was something that's gonna blossom. I knew it was time for me to leave."
Reportedly, Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai broke up in 2002 and did not work together again after that. In a 2012 interview with Simi Garewal, Aishwarya addressed her tumultuous break-up with Salman and said, 'I think I have quite shut it out. I think I wouldn't want to get into looking at it any which way and especially on a public platform. I really wouldn't want to."
Aishwarya Rai married Abhishek Bachchan in April 2007. They welcomed their daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan, in 2011.
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