Paresh Rawal recalls the fabricated story which said Salman Khan convinced him to leave shoot and go when his mother passed away: ‘He would never do that..unki family..’ | Hindi Movie News

Paresh Rawal has been a thorough professional and spent around four decades in the industry. Which is why, he’s also used to everything that comes along with being a part of the industry, as an actor. In a recent interview, he recalled how a fabricated story about him, which he said was perhaps planted by someone who wanted to impress Salman Khan. This was at a time when Rawal was working with Khan on ‘Ready’.
He said that his mother was ailing but the doctor said that he could go for a three-day shoot as she was on life-support and would be fine. However, just as he left town and went to Sri Lanka to shoot, his mother passed away. Paresh Rawal said in an interview with ‘The Lallantop’, “Main chala gaya, par Lanka mein mujhe pata chala… my sister called me up and said ki… that our mother is no more… and I decided to come back immediately (I left, but while I was in Lanka, I found out… my sister called and said that our mother is no more… and I decided to come back immediately).”
He added, “Abhi main baitha hua tha aur mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha tha (I was sitting there and couldn’t understand anything).” That’s when he tried to control his emotions and asked director Anees Bazmee if he could go home. “Main kaha kuch hai… scene wagerah toh kar daal… warna main mar jaunga… toh ek chota sa scene tha Mahesh Manjrekar ke saath… usne woh kiya phir (I said, is there anything… maybe a scene or something to shoot… otherwise, I’ll die… there was a small scene with Mahesh Manjrekar, and I did that).”
However, as he returned to Mumbai, a newspaper published a story saying that Rawal was reluctant to leave shoot but it was Salman who convinced him to return home for his mom’s funeral. “Woh jisne likhwai toh woh kisi ko please karne ke liye,” (Whoever got that written did it to please someone). He firmly stated that Salman Khan would never have acted that way. “Mujhe achhi tarah yaad hai ki Salman Khan aisa nahi karega… Salman Khan ki family ko achhe se jaanta hoon… unki family true blooded hai (I clearly remember that Salman Khan would never do such a thing… I know Salman Khan’s family well… they are true-blooded).”
He added that such stories make a very wrong impact on family members and relatives. “Ghar mein saghe waale toh padhte hai na… unhone kaha yeh kya kiya tune… tumhari maa hai woh… (Family members at home read it… asking, what have you done… she was your mother).”
Rawal later also found out who had planted the story and added that if that person ever came in front of him, they would face serious consequences.