Himesh Reshammiya reveals Salman Khan was supposed to work with his father in the shelved film Yuva: “Since it couldn’t be made, he gave me a break in Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya”
Himesh Reshammiya recently had a conversation with Komal Nahta, during which he revealed how Salman Khan had promised to give him a break after a film planned with his father failed to materialize. He also explained how he managed to crack the song ‘Odh Li Chunariya’ from Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998).
Himesh Reshammiya said, “Salman bhai gave me a break in Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya because he had signed my father (Vipin Reshammiya). This was a time when we were doing some great work in TV serials. But that film that Salman bhai was going to make with my father, it was called Yuva. Since that film couldn’t be made, he told my dad, ‘I’ll give Himesh a break’. So, he offered me Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya and gave me a situation to compose a song on. It was a challenge as ‘Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya’ is a super-hit song from Mughal-E-Azam (1960). Their film’s title is also the same and I had to use it correctly in a song.”
Himesh continued, “I had the tune and the song ‘Odh Li Chunariya’ in my stock. It wasn’t recorded. And I managed to incorporate ‘Pyaar…Kiya To Darna Kya’. Toh kabhi kabhi give and take se bahut accha ban jaata hai.”
Himesh also said, “My father was clear that he wanted to produce films while we both would compose music in those movies. Music has been in our blood. But since Yuva couldn’t be made with Salman bhai, he made a promise that he’ll give us a break. “We thought, ‘Jab woh break hoga, tab hoga. What should we do until then?’. In the interim, I met Rajiv Mehra and he heard songs from my bank. He said, ‘Yeh gaane toh super-hit hain’. But he didn’t give me a break, as he said, ‘Mera music director final hain’. I thought to myself, ‘Yeh super-hit gaano ke liye kya struggle karna? Jab waqt aayega toh ho jaayega. Warna hum khud film bana lenge’. However, at that point, Salman bhai offered me Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya. That is why I am always grateful to him. He triggered my passion for music and it became a blockbuster.”
Interestingly, as per information available online, the shelved film Yuva was also supposed to star Rahul Roy.
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