Bollywood superstar Salman Khan ’s split with Aishwarya Rai in 2002 remains one of the most talked-about chapters in the industry. In 2003, he played a heartbroken and obsessive lover in Satish Kaushik’s Tere Naam . Recently, lyricist Sameer Anjaan opened up about how Salman’s personal pain influenced his performance on the film’s title track.

Sameer Anjaan recalls Salman Khan’s emotional state on set

Speaking on a podcast with Shubhankar Mishra, Sameer said, “Title track unko dhayan main rakhke nahi likhwaya gaya tha. Voh jo likhwaya gaya tha, voh asli jo unki kahani tuti thi Aishwarya Rai se. Voh gaana Himmesh Reshammiya ko bulake, Salman shot dene se pehle gwaate the aur rote the.” In English, he explained that the song wasn’t initially written for Salman, but it reflected his rea

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