Overview
- Indira Krishnan told Galatta India that Salman Khan warned she would face industry repercussions if she slapped him during a 2003 scene in Tere Naam.
- Khan’s bodyguard joined the ruse by pretending the press had arrived and urging Krishnan to hide to avoid a career ban.
- Believing the threat was real, Krishnan broke down in tears and stayed hidden for about an hour before the prank was revealed.
- Despite her fear, Krishnan delivered the scripted slap, underscoring how prank culture among early-2000s Bollywood stars could blur professional lines.
- The anecdote has reignited discussion of on-set power dynamics just as Krishnan gears up to portray Queen Kausalya in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana film