In Salman Khan’s 2003 hit film ‘Tere Naam’, actress Indira Krishnan played the role of his love interest Nirjara i.e. Bhumika Chawla’s elder sister. Indira was a well-known actress at that time and had worked in many films and TV serials. He had to slap Salman in a scene of the film. Before this scene, Salman did such a prank on her that her hands started trembling. Indira herself has revealed this in an interview.
Talking to YouTube channel Join Films, Indira said, “Salman had played a prank on me. He told me, ‘If you feel a little bit, Indira, then see what I do.’ I will create a ruckus. I was very scared before shooting that scene with him. When I had to slap him, my hands started trembling. But he is a very sweet person. I felt very comfortable working with him. It didn’t feel like I was working with Salman Khan. He was an expert in pranks.”
Salman’s style became a hit
People liked Salman Khan’s ‘Tere Naam’ very much at that time. The character of Salman in the film is today compared to the lead character of the film ‘Kabir Singh’. Although ‘Tere Naam’ did strong business at the box office. The special thing is that Salman’s hairstyle was very much liked at that time and in every street and locality, boys were seen wearing the same hairstyle as him.
Tere Naam Box Office Collection
Apart from Salman and Bhumika, stars like Ravi Kishan, Sachin Khedkar, Sarfaraz Khan, Radhika Choudhary, Darshan Kumar and Gopal Dutt were seen in this film directed by Satish Kaushik. Made with a budget of Rs 12 crore, this film did a business of around Rs 20 crore in India. Along with the dialogues of the film, its songs were also superhit.