Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is now one of the highest-paid actors, but 34 years ago, when Maine Pyar Kiya was released, his co-star Bhagyashree was paid three times more than him. While Bhagyashree was primarily remembered for his performance in Maine Pyar Kiya, many won’t know that she began her career in the 1987 television series Kachchi Dhoop for Doordarshan, which was based on Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.
Despite earning popularity for her innocent portrayal in Kachchi Dhoop, Bhagyashree got the big breakthrough with the release of her debut film Maine Pyar Kiya. The 1989-released romcom made Bhagyashree an overnight star. The film was declared a superhit, earning over Rs 28 crore at the box office. Her debut performance made other leading actress like Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla and others insecure.
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Despite a successful acting career ahead, Bhagyashree decided to get married and settle down. In 1989, the actress tied the knot to her childhood sweetheart Himalaya Dasani. The couple is blessed with two children- a son Abhimanyu Dassani and daughter Avantika Dassani.
Once in an interview with Pinkvilla, Bhagyashree stated that her husband was ‘very possessive’ which diminished her ‘spectrum of films’ to work in. She said, “I would have definitely liked to work with him at that point of time though I didn’t put my foot down. But also the kinds of films that were being made and having a very possessive husband. Let me tell you he was really possessive. It gave me a lesser spectrum of films that I could have worked on without him, which I did. I did a couple of films without him but the spectrum became so much lesser because there would be romance in the film and there would be scenes in the film and he wasn’t very comfortable with me doing those films. So yes that made it an impossible task for me to say yes to those films because I prioritised us first.”
Well, Bhagyashree was last seen in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (2023) opposite Salman Khan, reuniting with her debut co-star almost after 34 years.
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