Not Salman Khan, But THIS Gangs Of Wasseypur Actor Was Makers' First Choice For Maine Pyar Kiya

Salman Khan On Maine Pyar Kiya: The credit of success in Salman Khan's acting goes a lot to his role as Prem in Maine Pyar Kiya. Not to mention, the role has brought overnight fame to the actor which paved his path in Bollywood and solidified it with time. But did you know that Salman Khan wasn't the first choice for the role? Well, you will be surprised to know who was!

Salman Khan Wasn't The Makers' First Choice For Maine Pyar Kiya

Yes, you heard it right! Salman Khan wasn't the first choice for Maine Pyar Kiya, but it was Gangs Of Wasseypur actor, Piyush Mishra, who was the chosen one. Piyush was in the third year at the FTII when Rajshri Production considered the actor. In a recent interview, Piyush had a very humble answer on why he is glad that he didn't get that part, he said, "It wasn't that I had become a star or I had landed that part. It was an early discussion, and I was majorly considered by Sooraj Barjatya's father (Raj Kumar Barjatya) He had come to meet me; he didn't cast me as such. I was in third year when this had happened. It wasn't that big a deal at all, I don't know why it was blown out of proportion, that I was just on the brink of becoming a star but then couldn't."

Adding that a lot of people wanted him to use this as an opportunity and asked him to claim that the role was snatched away from him for Salman Khan, "They wanted me to claim the role was taken away from me. But that isn't true. I went on to work a lot after that. If by chance I had landed the opportunity, I would have bagged that big a chance prematurely, at an age when I was perhaps not ready mentally, physically or emotionally. I was a 26-year-old boy then, I could not have handled the success. Mera dimaag ud jaata (my mind would've blown). I would not have been to handle that kind of stardom, and I accept it. I was not ready for it, so it is good this didn't happen with me," he added.

More About Maine Pyar Kiya

Maine Pyar Kiya starred Salman Khan and Bhagyashree which delivered a huge hit in that year.