Bhumika Chawla on Tere Naam co-star Salman Khan: ‘We were very cordial and nice, but I was never really close…’

Bhumika Chawla’s main look in a Hindi movie is actually Tere Naam, the place she was paired reverse Bollywood star Salman Khan. In a latest interview, Bhumika was requested if like different feminine actors, Salman performed a ‘solid support system’ for her or if he ‘influenced’ Bhumika’s life or profession in any method.

“I don’t see it that way. Influence is a very strong word…I don’t think I had that much interaction with him on a personal front. We were very cordial and nice, but I was never really close to him. And so I don’t think I could get influenced by him in any such manner,” Bhumika informed Times Of India.

Bhumika Chawla and Salman Khan in Tere Naam. (Photo: Express Archive)

The actor was additionally requested if Salman has ‘changed’, in reply, Bhumika stated, “He has changed a lot, I see so much difference. But it happens with all of us, isn’t it?…”

Tere Naam, which launched in 2003, marked Bhumika’s debut in Bollywood.

Bhumika Chawla will likely be returning to Hindi cinema after three years with Neeraj Pandey’s Operation Romeo, which can launch in theatres on April 22.

Directed by Shashant Shah of Chalo Dilli fame, Operation Romeo is the remake of 2019 Malayalam film Ishq, which revolves round ethical policing. It additionally stars Sharad Kelkar, Kishore Kadam, Sidhant Gupta and Vedika Pinto.