Dil me badi Khatas thi: Piyush Mishra reveals how ‘Maine Piyar Kia’ was first offered to him before Salman Khan

Entertainment: Actor-writer-singer Piyush Mishra is a well renowned name in Indian cinema. After years of struggle, Piyush Mishra is getting his dues but his entire career could have been different if had he showed in Mumbai for ‘Maine Pyaar Kiyaa’ – cult classic featuring Salman Khan to stardom.

In his recent interaction with Lallontop, veteran actor revealed how he was first zeroed in for the romantic drama, which turned out to be one of the biggest blockbuster in Indian cinema.

“Wo hadsa tha, but I don’t regret. When I was studying in final year of NSD, few months were left for me to pass out. My director called me to his room. Now, I was very haeen ladka. I was very handsome in my time. I had a German jaw and a Roman nose. When I went to the chamber, I was introduced to a very prominent director, who was launching his son as a director,” Piyush said.

He further informed that filmmaker, Sooraj Barjatya, was very impressed with his features and asked him to come to Mumbai after I was done with NSD.

“Fifteen days later, the director of (NFDC) met me and told me that he got a call for me and asked me to immediately leave for Mumbai, even if it means to leave NSD midway,” he added. However, due to some reasons Piyush Mishra didn’t go to Mumbai and hence, Salman Khan featured in the film.

“Dil mein badi Khatas thi, pata nahi kyu duniya se nafrat ho gayi thi (I had started to hate the world by then). I went three years later and learnt that Salman Khan was born with the film, and I thought that’s great. Everyone has their own journey, their destiny,” he concluded.