MUMBAI: The most famous couple back then, Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan’s breakup has been one of the most shocking news till now. The whole industry was disappointed from their breakup where many of their friends had to choose a side and Aish felt sidelined during that phase. One of their friends who had become a sandwich in this breakup was none other than Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
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The filmmaker cast Aish and Salman together in the iconic movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam after Kareena Kapoor rejected this project. But then unintentionally Bhansali gave Bollywood its most heartbreaking love story on-screen and off-screen!
Now the couple was allegedly in a relationship back then during the shoot of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, and the two had an ugly fallout in 2001, which is a very well-known story. But what’s important is Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s friendship with both got sandwiched in their breakup. He had to choose a side, and he chose Salman, only to choose Aish a few years later.
In a candid chat on Koffee With Karan, Sanjay revealed how his fallout with Aishwarya had happened because of a headline. A headline that said ‘Aishwarya Walked Out Of Bajirao Mastani’ – a film that was being planned with Aish and Salman, initially.
The Bajirao Mastani director revealed, “I was very hurt by the fact that Aishwarya was not being Mastani. For me, she is a central part of my work. So is my friendship with Salman. I was in a dilemma; I wanted to stand by her, too. We didn’t meet in the middle for one and a half years because she felt I was not a good enough friend to visit her in the hospital. But I wanted her to go home and rest, but I think in friendship, you should be able to express the fact that you are hurt.”
Aish talked about Bhansali and revealed that she was in the hospital and she was also hurt that the filmmaker did not come to meet her, despite her being critically low on health for one and a half months.
The director was upset that Aish spoke to the press about walking out of Bajirao Mastani and did not consider speaking to him! However, they sorted out the miscommunication much later.
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