Mahima Chaudhry made her big Bollywood debut with Subhash Ghai's Pardes in 1997 with Shah Rukh Khan and the film was a huge success. She later went on to do films like Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin, Kurukshetra, Baghban, Dil Hai Tumhara, and Sandwich.

And now, in an interview with Bollywood Hungama, the actress has revealed how Ghai bullied her and how Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, and David Dhawan stood by her during that time. She revealed, "I was bullied by Mr. Subhash Ghai. He even took me to the court and wanted me to cancel my first show. It was quite stressful. He sent a message to all the producers that nobody should work with me!"