Throwback: Bhagyashree recalls the time when a photographer asked Salman Khan to ‘catch her and smooch her’

Bollywood actress Bhagyashree had made her acting debut alongside Salman Khan in the year 1989 with the film Main Pyar Kiya!

Salman Khan and Bhagyashree together in Maine Pyar Kiya had left everyone speechless. Their innocent chemistry on the screens was so loved by the people. And everyone wanted to have them together for their projects and photoshoots.

The actress had recalled one such photoshoot when the photographer asked Salman to smooch her. Talking to Deccan Chronicle, she said, “There was a very popular photographer back then, who is no more. He wanted to take some not-so-complimentary photographs of Salman and me, some sort of ‘hot’ photographs. So, he took Salman aside and told him, ‘Main jab camera set up karunga (When I set up the camera), you just catch her and smooch her.”

But what came as a very comforting thing for her was Salman’s reply, who refused to do any such thing.

Adding that smooching scenes were not prevalent back then, she further revealed, “I don’t think he or Salman knew that I was standing very close by and could hear every word. For a second, I remained shocked. But just then, I heard Salman say, ‘I am not going to do anything of that sort. If you want any pose like that, you need to ask Bhagyashree.’ I really respected Salman’s response. And that’s when I realised I was among safe people.”

Maine Pyar Kiya was Bhagyashree’s acting debut alongside Salman Khan in 1989. However, she soon took retirement from the films to focus on her family.