Himani Shivpuri recalled her experience of shooting with Salman Khan for Hum Aapke Hain Koun, including how he caught her by surprise by abruptly lifting her in a scene.
Himani Shivpuri and Salman Khan shared the screen for the first time in Sooraj Barjatya’s iconic film Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994). In a recent interaction, the veteran actor recalled her experience of shooting with the superstar and how he caught her by surprise by abruptly lifting her in a scene. She also remembered Salman treating the cast and crew with biryani on set.
Speaking about her shooting experience with Salman, Himani told Bollywood Hungama, “The first time I met Salman, I remember Sooraj Barjatya explained the scene to us and he said okay. Suddenly, while filming the scene, Salman says, ‘Chachi jaan’ and he lifts me up. Since, I had a background in theatre, I reacted and I gave him a slap and all that and even Sooraj ji was surprised but he said, ‘It’s looking nice. We will keep it.’ So the next time Salman lifted me suddenly in another scene, I was prepared.”
Hum Aapke Hain Koun was backed by Sooraj Barjatya’s production house Rajshri Productions, and they only served vegetarian meals on the set. However, Salman made sure to bring biryani from his home to treat the cast and crew. Recalling this, Himani said, “Salman was such a brat. It was wonderful working with him. He would also bring food from his home – biryani and all. On the sets of Hum Aapke Hai Koun, they only served vegetarian food. So, he would bring biryani on Eid and we all used to have it. He was also a big prankster.”
Apart from Hum Aapke Hai Koun, Himani Shivapuri and Salman Khan have starred many hits like Hum Saath – Saath Hain, Biwi No 1, Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge, Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai, Khamoshi: The Musical and many more.