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‘I was scolded by Yash Chopra’: Bhagyashree on turning down Bollywood’s biggest offers | Bollywood News

‘I was scolded by Yash Chopra’: Bhagyashree on turning down Bollywood’s biggest offers | Bollywood News

3 min readNew DelhiJun 11, 2026 10:07 PM IST Long before conversations around work-life balance became common in Bollywood, actress Bhagyashree made a choice that shocked the industry. Fresh off the success of her debut film Maine Pyar Kiya opposite Salman Khan, Bhagyashree stepped away from stardom at the age of 20 to focus on her marriage and family life after tying the knot with businessman Himalaya Dassani. Looking back at that pivotal decision, Bhagyashree told Variety India, “I was very young and very much in love. I wanted to get married and start a family. I think all young girls dream that. When the film came out, I was married and pregnant because there was a year-long gap between the shoot and release. As a 20-year-old, it was only logical for me to make a choice—either follow my love, get married and lead my life that way, or get into films and forget about love. It was all about priority. It wasn’t possible then to have both.” However, one decision she made after marriage …

Salman Khan was only family at Bhagyashree’s wedding: ‘My parents refused to come, I kept waiting’ | Bollywood News

Salman Khan was only family at Bhagyashree’s wedding: ‘My parents refused to come, I kept waiting’ | Bollywood News

Maine Pyaar Kiya star Bhagyashree faced several challenges during her marriage with husband Himalaya Dassani, back in 1989. The actor, who had become a national crush after appearing in her debut opposite Salman Khan, chose to quit the industry and tie the knot with her school-time boyfriend. However, her relationship wasn’t accepted by her parents, because of which she had a wedding where none of her family members were present. However, her film’s co-star Salman Khan and director Sooraj Barjatya supported her during the tough time. In a recent interview, Bhagyashree opened up about the upsetting moment when she agreed with her parents’ conditions, but eventually left home, without their blessings, to marry the love of her life. During a conversation with Hauterrfly, she shared, “My parents told me that until you don’t meet more boys, or experience the real world, it’s not wise to take the big step of marriage, and that you are very young right now. We broke up. At that time, my father told me that I should break up in …

When Salman Khan told Bhagyashree he isn’t ‘a nice guy’: I want people to stay… | Bollywood

Actor Bhagyashree once revealed that her Maine Pyar Kiya co-star Salman Khan told her that he isn’t ‘a nice guy’ as he can’t ‘stick with one person for a long time’. In an old interview, Bhagyashree was asked about the effect Salman had on women. Bhagyashree said that women ‘have been really after him than him being after any one of them’. (Also Read | Salman Khan gets teary-eyed as he recalls he had no work for months after Maine Pyar Kiya: ‘Bhagyashree got all credit’) Salman has been in relationships with several people in the last few decades. Bhagyashree and Salman worked together in just one film, Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). The romantic musical film, written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya, was produced by Rajshri Productions. The film also featured Alok Nath, Mohnish Bahl, Reema Lagoo, Rajeev Verma and Ajit Vachani. It is based on the lives of Prem and Suman and their journey from friendship to love. Speaking with WildFilms India a few years ago, Bhagyashree had said, “At that period of time …