Sameera Reddy remembers Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan being there for her first shoot in ‘Maine Dil Tujko Diya’: ‘They were making the film, my hands were shaking’ |

A player Sameera Reddy He didn’t hesitate to talk about the challenges he faced before making a mark in Bollywood. Although acting was not part of her original plan, she found herself entering the business after appearing in Pankaj Udhas’ 2000 music video ‘Ahista Kijiye Baatein’. The popularity of this song made him start acting differently Sohail Khan in ‘Maine Dil Tujhko Diya’ (2002). In retrospect, Sameera recently revealed that the event was far from glamorous, recalling the immense stress of preparation and opening up about her lifelong struggle with stuttering.Speaking to Hauterfly, Sameera went back to the first day of the shoot and admitted that she was nervous. “After shooting a random music video, I came back and it turned out to be a huge hit. I thought to myself, ‘I don’t want to do this’. I was very scared at first. When I did my first film ‘Maine Dil Tujhko Diya’ I remember the first shot. Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khanall sitting there. He was producing the film and Sohail Khan was with me,” he shared.Describing the stressful moment, she added, “I remember saying, ‘Why don’t you go? As soon as he said to do something, I just spoke. I was so scared, my hands were shaking and sweating. But, I remember my therapist said, ‘What scares you? If you break, you will break many other dangerous things’. This is what I teach my children.”The actor also reflected on having a speech impediment from childhood and explained how he slowly learned to accept it instead of fearing judgment. “Today as someone who stutters, I can tell if someone is stuttering. But I know inside that if I did, what’s the big deal? Are you going to laugh? So what happens? I’m sitting here, you’re all looking at me. That’s what I’m thinking,” he said.Sameer also spoke about encountering race in his first film, revealing that his skin was deliberately altered on screen. “In my first film, *Maine Dil Tujhko Diya*, I was made two or three shades lighter. I looked grey! I used full body makeup to match the color of my face and my body. Do you know how many women have it in their families? Her parents-in-law say, ‘You are dark or fat.’‘What the hell! Who gave the definition of beauty?” he agreed.