In Pictures: Here’s how Monica Bedi owes her Bollywood career to Abu Salem

In Pictures: Here’s how Monica Bedi owes her Bollywood career to Abu Salem

Many reporters even began scouting for threats received by many filmmakers from Salem.

In Pictures: Here’s how Monica Bedi owes her Bollywood career to Abu Salem

Soon after, the news of Monica earning movies due to her association with Abu Salem spread like wildfire.

In Pictures: Here’s how Monica Bedi owes her Bollywood career to Abu Salem

The next project that she got was Rajiv Rai's 'Pyar Ishq Aur Mohabbat' that featured Kirti Reddy, Suniel Shetty and Arjun Rampal. The movie released in the year 2001 and was a disaster. Rai felt that Monica's blink and miss role in the movie would not go down well with Salem and fled from the city. Director Rai immediately migrated to America.

In Pictures: Here’s how Monica Bedi owes her Bollywood career to Abu Salem

The next project that fell into her kitty thanks to Abu Salem was 'Jodi No 1' directed by David Dhawan. The movie featured Sanjay Dutt, Govinda and Twinkle Khanna. Monica was paired opposite Sanjay, but it was reported that Sanjay wasn't happy with the casting and felt that if Govinda could get a top actress like Twinkle, then he too should have got an A-list actress. Sanjay had even contemplated on quitting the film but a phone call made him change his mind. It is said that Salem's fear led to the change of mind.

In Pictures: Here’s how Monica Bedi owes her Bollywood career to Abu Salem

The first role that she landed in Bollywood was in 'Jaanam Samjha Karo' in the year 1999. The movie featured Salman Khan and Urmila Matondkar in lead role and Monica had a small role. She bagged this role only to appease Salem.