

The actor or should we say the mega-star still continues to believe in My Way Or The Bhai Way! His real challenge although came in the form of the other Radhe, the vulnerable, the torn and the nearly destroyed. Khan’s performance as the long-haired Radhe could be an extension of his real-self, with dialogues like Main Request Nahin Karta, Sirf Ek Baar Bolta Hoon Aur Full And Final Ho Jaata Hai, thrown in for clap-traps and wolf-whistles. Little did they know Bhai would be declared mentally unstable after a shocking mishap. The sequence where she finally reciprocated to his adoration was the most problematic in the film, yet most celebrated and embraced by Bhai’s fans.

But she explodes in vexation when his love transforms into obsession. Tere Naam narrated the tale of a devil-may-care college ruffian Radhe, who’s smitten by the naivete and gullibility of Nirjara (Bhumika Chawla), who studies in the same college.

The actor was paired opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and it was alleged that this Satish Kaushik’s adaptation of the Vikram starrer Sethu was sourced from the turbulent love story of the former couple. Before this sob saga that unfortunately claimed to be a true story, the nation saw Bhai attempting to put up an earnest performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in 1999. Tere Naam is regarded as Salman Khan’s return to solid form.
