Overview
- In a June 2026 episode of Farah Khan’s YouTube vlog, Dia Mirza recalled a 2002 on-set remark in which co-star Salman Khan told her she would one day play his mother on screen.
- Dia described the exchange as taking place between shots on Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge when she was 19 and a woman playing Salman’s mother had just had a baby.
- She said the comment shocked her at the time and has stayed with her as an example of how the industry talks about women’s screen 'shelf life.'
- Mirza also shared that she bought her first home at 19 with earnings from Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, a 2002 film that later failed at the box office.
- News outlets are using the reminiscence to reopen discussion about long‑standing Bollywood casting norms where veteran male stars keep lead roles while female co-stars are often pushed into older or maternal parts.