Back in 2002, Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai’s highly publicised break-up dominated headlines. Shortly after their split, Salman took on the lead role in Satish Kaushik’s Tere Naam, where he portrayed a heartbroken and obsessive lover. According to renowned lyricist Sameer Anjaan, Salman’s personal heartbreak deeply influenced his performance and contributed to the film’s emotional intensity. As his heartbreak was still new, he would often breakdown listening to the film’s title track, hoping it would reach Aishwarya.
In an interview with Shubhankar Mishra on his YouTube channel, Sameer Anjaan revealed, “We didn’t write the title track of Tere Naam with Salman Khan in mind. But after his breakup with Aishwarya Rai , the song became his personal anthem of heartbreak. Before filming sc