'Mainey Pyaar Kiya' gave us Salman Khan and it is impossible to imagine any other actor as Prem. The actor, who had done a short role in ‘Biwi Ho To Aisi’ before, got his big break in Sooraj Barjatya directorial and became a heartthrob after the films’s immense success. A video of the actor’s screen test has resurfaced on the internet where he is seen enacting the scene where he tries to befriend Bhagyashree.
Video of Salman Khan's screen test of Maine Pyaar Kiya
The clip shows Salman holding a guitar and a rose and saying a dialogue on friendship. The actor’s screen test was initially rejected, however, after five months, Sooraj met Salman again and decided to cast him for the film as no other actor was willing to work with the production house.
Salman Khan's screen test for Maine Pyaar Kiya was rejected
In a 2022 interview, Sooraj Barjatya had said, “At Rajshri, our production house, our last few films were a flop and we were suffering financially. No actor wanted to work with us. And then one day, I met a young man who we’d rejected after his first screen test. But there was something about him. So, five months later, we got him on board. That man was Salman Khan."
Netizens react
As expected, the video of the screen test is lived by his fans with netizens going gaga over how innocent the actor looks in the video. A user commented, ‘No one is close to those looks and smile till today ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥.” “He was meant to be Prem,” wrote another user.
Another user wrote, “Salman so handsome dashing wow our prem in the making video.”
'Maine Pyaar Kiya', also starring Bhagyashree was the biggest hit of 1989. The film’s music was among the highest-selling albums of the year.