{"id":590524,"date":"2026-04-07T04:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/590524\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T04:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:23:13","slug":"divya-dutta-recalls-having-crush-on-salman-khan-farhan-akhtar-her-filmi-first-meeting-with-shah-rukh-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/590524\/","title":{"rendered":"Divya Dutta recalls having crush on Salman Khan, Farhan Akhtar, her ‘filmi’ first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DivyaDivya Dutta recently opened up about her early days in the industry, revealing that she once had crushes on both Salman Khan and Farhan Akhtar\u2014only to end up playing their sister on screen. Divya also shared an anecdote about her first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan, calling it nothing short of cinematic. She recalled tripping on the stairs while carrying her portfolio, only to have the superstar help her pick it up. Divya Dutta<\/a> recently opened up about her early days in the industry, revealing that she once had crushes on both Salman Khan<\/a> and Farhan Akhtar\u2014only to end up playing their sister on screen.Speaking in an interview with Shubhankar Mishra, Divya laughed about the irony and admitted that she even questioned the casting at one point. \u201cMaine poocha bhi tha\u2014mere jazbaaton se kyun khel rahe ho?\u201d she said, recalling how she confronted the situation with humour. <\/p>\n

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\u2018Salman ke saath kaam karna hi badi baat thi\u2019<\/p>\n

Talking about her experience with Salman, the actor shared that the crush never really translated into awkwardness on set. \u201cJab Salman ke saath kaam kiya, tab aisa kuch feel hi nahi tha. Main uss position mein bhi nahi thi ki kuch bolun. Unke saath kaam karna hi mere liye badi baat thi. He was very nice to me,\u201d she said, adding that the superstar was \u201cvery protective\u201d during the shoot.She also reminisced about being drawn to Salman\u2019s early on-screen persona. \u201cWoh Maine Pyar Kiya wala phase\u2014innocence aur naughty charm ka combination\u2014bahut endearing tha,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\u2018Farhan nahi, mujhe Milkhaji dikhe\u2019<\/p>\n

With Farhan, however, Divya did question filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra about being cast as his sister. \u201cMaine poocha ki mujhe behen ka role kyun de rahe ho. Unhone kaha\u2014tum actor ho,\u201d she recalled.But her perspective shifted dramatically once she saw Farhan in character. \u201cJab set par gayi aur unhe dekha, mujhe Farhan nahi, Milkhaji dikhe. Tab laga main kitni chhoti baat ko lekar baithi thi,\u201d she said, adding that the two eventually became good friends.<\/p>\n

A \u2018filmi\u2019 first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan<\/p>\n

Divya also shared an anecdote about her first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan, calling it nothing short of cinematic. She recalled tripping on the stairs while carrying her portfolio, only to have the superstar help her pick it up.\u201cUnhone \u2018Hi Divya\u2019 bola. Main shock ho gayi ki unhe mera naam kaise pata. Unhone kaha mera naam shortlist mein tha,\u201d she said.Explaining Shah Rukh\u2019s enduring appeal, Divya added, \u201cWoh women ko bahut respect aur pyaar se treat karte hain, especially co-actors ko. Unka andaaz aur tehzeeb unhe alag banata hai.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\u2018Unhone pooch kar meri line li\u2019<\/p>\n

The actress also praised Shah Rukh\u2019s humility, recalling an incident from the sets of Veer-Zaara. \u201cUnhone mujhse pooch kar meri line li\u2014jabki unhe poochne ki zarurat nahi thi. That\u2019s the kind of person he is,\u201d she said.She further revealed how he once ensured the safety of his female co-stars at the airport, waiting until everyone had left. \u201cAap aisi cheezein bhool nahi sakte,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n

\u2018Extremely good-looking with a naughty innocence\u2019<\/p>\n

Summing up her admiration for Salman, Divya said, \u201cEk toh extremely good-looking the, aur unki aankhon mein ek naughty innocence thi\u2014jo bohot endearing hai.\u201dDespite the early crushes and unexpected casting choices, Divya\u2019s takeaway remains rooted in craft. \u201cActor hoon… aur jab role itna umda ho, toh sab secondary ho jata hai,\u201d she signed off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Divya Dutta recently opened up about her early days in the industry, revealing that she once had crushes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":590525,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,226671,288439,288438,288440,288442,226677,288441,134,78922,344,4149,7146],"class_list":{"0":"post-590524","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-divya-dutta","11":"tag-divya-dutta-crush-on-farhan-akhtar","12":"tag-divya-dutta-crush-on-salman-khan","13":"tag-divya-dutta-crush-on-shah-rukh-khan","14":"tag-divya-dutta-farhan-akhtar","15":"tag-divya-dutta-relationships","16":"tag-divya-dutta-salman-khan","17":"tag-entertainment","18":"tag-farhan-akhtar","19":"tag-movies","20":"tag-salman-khan","21":"tag-shah-rukh-khan"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/590525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}