Updated On: 06 January, 2021 09:43 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Bhagyashree, who became a household name post her big debut in Sooraj Barjatya`s Maine Pyar Kiya, reveals that she had initially turned down the film

Bhagyashree. File pic/Yogen Shah
Bhagyashree`s Suman from the 1989 film Maine Pyar Kiya became a much-loved character and the film itself was a huge success. It was a massive film not only for Bhagyashree, who made her debut with it, but also for Salman Khan and director Sooraj Barjatya.
But did you know that Bhagyashree had, in fact, refused the film when it was offered to her? In an interview with ETimes, the actress shared, "If today`s generation reads this, they will think I was out of my mind because who refuses a film like Maine Pyar Kiya! But I didn`t want to do it. Instead, I wanted to go abroad for higher studies and had also secured admission. However, my father wanted me to complete my education in India itself and we were arguing over it when Maine Pyar Kiya came my way."