Actress bhagyashree `s daughter Avantika Dassani, who is back with the new season of her web series `Mithya` got candid about watching her mom`s first film `Maine Pyar Kiya` in which she starred alongside Salman Khan. Avantika speaks exclusively to mid-day.com about her reaction to the romantic drama and why she couldn`t bring herself to watch it fully.
`People would tell me their I Loved You stories`
Avantika Dassani recalls holidaying with her family where people would hound her mother for pictures or autographs or to simply have a conversation. She elaborates, “The incredible thing for me is that to date whenever I meet people, especially now working in this industry, even when I`m on sets, people will come up to me and tell me, `We`re big fans of your mother`.They will tell me their story of `Maine Pyar Kiya` and it`s so wonderful because everyone has a story with that. Some would say they`ve watched it 50 times, they would dance to the songs, some would collect photo stamps, and so on. It`s just so interesting to see that it could have that effect on so many people and be part of their memories.”
Avantika Dassani shares her reaction to `Maine Pyar Kiya`
Avantika Dassani was in school when she watched the iconic film `Maine Pyar Kiya`. She admits not being able to bring herself to watch it like any other movie since she couldn`t see her mother sad or crying in a difficult situation. She asserts, “You don`t understand it, you don`t comprehend it and all it does is upset you. So that was the reason why we couldn`t watch her on screen because obviously, she has a lot of emotional scenes. I don`t know about my brother, but I actually didn`t watch it for a really long time. And also the idea, right? That`s not my father (laughs).”
On a serious note, she adds, “You still live in a reality where your father is at home very much and you are seeing that. Also, I hadn`t been on sets with her at this point in time. When you`re that small, it`s just a little unnerving for a bit to get used to. But it`s not problematic in any way. I don`t think it`s an issue. It`s just, `hmm`, one of those moments. But you get over the `hmm` very fast.”
Avantika Dassani`s hilarious on-set story with mom Bhagyashree
Avantika looks back at one instance when she interrupted her mother`s scene, who at that point was being thrashed by a villain. “I don`t remember this, but this is a story I`m told. There was a scene where someone is sort of having this fight with her and they throw her to the ground. And I not knowing what the hell was happening, ran into the frame and went up to this 6-ft man and started hitting him and saying, `Meri mummy ko chor do` (Let go of my mother),” she signs off.
