Mushtaq Khan Had No Phone, Paid Grocer Re 1 To Take Calls From Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt is known for films that introduced and shaped the careers of so many actors in the Hindi film industry. Among those who benefited from his work was actor Mushtaq Khan, who recalled a memorable chapter from the early days of his career involving the filmmaker. At the time, getting in touch with Mushtaq was not easy, for he did not have a phone or even a landline. So, he came up with an unusual way to find out if Mahesh Bhatt had called. Mushtaq first met Mahesh Bhatt through veteran screenwriter Salim Khan, who had just written his first solo script for the filmmaker. Salim told Mushtaq that he had recommended him for a role in the 1986 crime thriller Naam . He then asked the actor to meet Mahesh Bhatt at the studio where the filmmaker was shooting. “I finally met Mahesh Bhatt with great difficulty and after summoning up a lot of courage,” Mushtaq recalled. Mahesh Bhatt acknowledged that Salim Khan had recommended Mushtaq's name but explained that he did not have a ...
