It has been seen in many Hindi films that the role of the hero’s mother is played by an actress of his age or younger than him. In the 2002 film Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge starring Salman Khan, Dia Mirza and Sushmita Sen, actress Nishigandha Wad played the role of Salman’s mother. At that time Salman was 37 years old and Nishigandha was 33 years old. That means Nishigandha was four years younger than Salman Khan. On the set of this film, Salman told Diya something that shocked Diya. Diya says, ‘One day we were shooting a comedy scene with Rajpal Yadav. The actress who was playing his mother in the film was also on the set. The next scene was hers, so she was waiting for her scene. Meanwhile, Salman came to me and said that do you know that the one who is playing my mother in this film was my heroine once. I was shocked to hear this. I could not believe it. She told me that yes, she was the heroine in one of my early films. I told her that she is of the same age as you and she is playing the role of your mother. ((laughs)) To this she said, yes, one day you will play the role of my mother. The only thing going on in my mind at that time was that I hope that day never comes in my life.
