It`s a known fact that Salman Khan`s role in `Maine Pyar Kiya` was first offered to Piyush Mishra. The Sooraj Barjatya directorial debut made Salman Khan a star overnight. Now, finally talking about it, Piyush Mishra has shared that he is glad he didn’t play the part of Prem in the film.

In an interview with Times of India, Piyush shared that he doesn`t know why the topic blew out of proportion; it was not a big deal for him. “It wasn’t that I had become a star or I had landed that part. It was an early discussion, and I was majorly considered by Sooraj Barjatya’s father (Raj Kumar Barjatya). He had come to meet me; he didn’t cast me as such. I was in third year when this had happened. It wasn’t that big a deal at all. I don’t know why it was blown out of proportion, that I was just on the brink of becoming a star but then couldn’t,” said Piyush.