Many
Actors
Were
Approached
To
Play
The
Role
Of
Vicky
Bhandari
"Bihariji
(JK
Bihari
who
was
the
writer-director)
told
me
that
he
had
approached
numerous
actors,
big
and
small
for
the
role
but
all
of
them
refused
it,
as
they
did
not
like
something
or
the
other
about
the
part," Salman
had
recently
revealed.
Too
Hilarious!
"He
was
completely
frustrated
and
one
fine
day,
while
he
was
at
his
garage
turned
office,
he
told
his
team
that
the
next
idiot
to
walk
in
would
be
signed
for
the
film.
And
that
idiot
was
me."
'I
Thought
I
Was
Signed
Because
Of
My
Style'
"On
the
other
hand,
I
had
gotten
ready
for
the
audition
so
nicely.
I
knew
he
used
to
sit
at
the
garage
beside
the
building;
so
I
entered
in
full
speed
and
style.
I
thought
I
was
signed
because
of
that,
not
knowing
what
Bihariji
had
in
his
mind."
Why
Salman
Took
Up
Biwi
Ho
Toh
Aisi!
But
do
you
folks
know
that
it
was
Salman's
disappointment
over
Maine
Pyar
Kiya
led
him
to
sign
up
for
Biwi
Ho
To
Aisi?
While
Salman
was
keen
to
do
Maine
Pyaar
Kiya,
Sooraj
Barjatya
had
shortlisted
Deepak
Tijori
and
Kunal
Goswami
for
Prem's
role.
This
was
one
of
the
reasons
why
Salman
took
up
Biwi
Ho
Toh
Aisi
because
he
was
looking
out
for
work.
Salman
Said
A
Yes
Out
Of
Desperation
"Almost
every
young
actor
had
refused
it.
So
when
I
walked
in
they
asked
me,
'It's
a
small
role.
Will
you
do
it?' Out
of
desperation,
I
said,
'yes'.
They
did
all
the
signing
formalities
and
gave
me
a
VHS
of
a
regional
film
and
told
me
to
watch
it
for
my
part
in
it.
When
I
saw
the
film,
I
realised
that
the
film
is
good
but
I
am
barely
there.
I
had
no
choice
but
do
this
film
as
I
had
no
work
at
all".
When
Salim
Khan
Opened
Up
About
Salman's
Struggling
Phase
n
a
Filmfare
1990
interview,
his
father
Salim
Khan
opened
up
about
Salman's
struggling
phase
post
the
release
of
Biwi
Ho
Toh
Aisi,
"Salman
constantly
met
producers,
but
the
small
role
he
played
in
Biwi
Ho
Toh
Aisi
and
the
fact
that
his
voice
was
dubbed
went
against
him.
Perhaps,
he
should
have
waited
for
a
better
break,
maybe
he
did
that
role
just
for
experience.
Filmmakers
were
reluctant
to
cast
him
because
he
wasn't
a
ranked
newcomer,
full
credit
should
go
to
Sooraj
for
giving
Salman
such
a
good
role.
If
I
had
been
in
Sooraj's
place,
I
might
have
been
hesistant."
How
Salman
Was
Destined
To
Do
Maine
Pyaar
Kiya
In
one
of
his
recent
interviews,
Salman
said,
"A
few
months
later,
when
Sooraj
came
to
sign
me
for
Maine
Pyaar
Kiya,
I
was
doing
Biwi
Ho
Toh
Aisi.
I
sat
down
with
Sooraj
and
explained
that
I
was
a
part
of
this
film
and
that
it
was
almost
complete.
Sooraj
told
me,
'You
were
damn
good
in
the
test
thus
we
changed
our
decision
and
want
to
cast
you
for
Maine
Pyar
Kiya'."
'My
Brother
Arbaaz
Laughed
At
My
Acting'
"Once
Biwi
Ho
Toh
Aisi
was
complete
I
saw
the
rushes.
My
brother
Arbaaz
saw
the
rushes
and
laughed
at
my
acting.
That
night
I
called
up
Sooraj
and
told
him
to
look
for
another
hero
as
I
felt
that
I
was
not
up
to
the
mark.
On
Sooraj's
insistence,
I
asked
the
makers
to
show
him
Biwi
Ho
Toh
Aisi
so
he
could
take
me
off
the
Maine
Pyaar
Kiya
cast
and
sign
someone
else".
Sooraj
Convinced
Salman
To
Take
Up
Maine
Pyaar
Kiya
Sooraj
saw
the
film
and
left
without
uttering
a
word.
I
told
him
that
my
biggest
fear
is
many
people
might
see
Biwi
Ho
Toh
Aisi
and
after
seeing
me
in
it,
they
won't
enter
the
theatre
if
they
saw
me
on
the
poster
of
Maine
Pyaar
Kiya.
Sooraj
consoled
me
and
said
'You
are
Prem
of
Maine
Pyar
Kiya.
What
I
saw
on
screen
right
now
is
not
you.'
He
convinced
me
to
let
this
film
happen.
He
said
that
it
wouldn't
affect
me
even
if
it
won't
do
well".