Mohnish Bahl thought his profession was completed earlier than Maine Pyaar Kiya: ‘I was planning to become a pilot’

Mohnish Bahl made his performing debut with a supporting position in Bekaraar in 1983 however the movie was a essential and business failure. He delivered a spate of flops after that and thought his profession in Bollywood was completed till Maine Pyaar Kiya turned issues round for him.Dejected by the failures, Mohnish was planning to develop into a pilot and was engaged on getting his business flying license. However, issues modified when Salman Khan beneficial his identify for the villain’s position in Maine Pyaar Kiya.“By the time I got Maine Pyar Kiya, not only had I started my career, but also ended it. I thought I was finished after a few flops and was planning to become a pilot. I was working on getting my commercial flying license as I wanted to get a job in something I like doing – in the aviation sector. Salman Khan and I bumped into each other one day and we became friends. He was also trying to get into the business of filmmaking, so when he got this break in MPK, he recommended my name for the villain’s role,” Mohnish advised The Times of India in an interview.“It was tricky for me to do a villain’s role those days, as I was a flop hero. Any inclination I had to play hero was over by then. So I took on the villain’s role, but never expected that this would be the start of an actual career for me, which still makes me viable even 30 years later,” he added.Also see: Ananya Panday exhibits off lean seashore physique in a bikini on Maldives trip, Suhana Khan loves itDirected by Sooraj Barjatya, Maine Pyaar Kiya starred Salman and Bhagyashree within the lead roles, with Mohnish taking part in one of many antagonists. The movie was the highest-grossing launch of 1989 and is taken into account a basic.With the success of Maine Pyaar Kiya, Mohnish rebuilt his profession and went on to star in numerous profitable movies, together with Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Raja Hindustani, Hum Saath Saath Hain and Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai. He was final seen on the massive display within the historic drama Panipat.Follow @htshowbiz on Twitter