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Anees Bazmee Recalls Mushtaq Khan’s Iconic Welcome Dialogue
Mushtaq Khan acted in the film Welcome.
At first, filmmaker Anees Bazmee planned for him to have only a small background role.
After several days, Khan said he still had no lines to speak.
Bazmee then wrote a special scene for him overnight.
Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor agreed to let Khan take the spotlight.
This led to Khan’s famous line about having a fake leg and being a great hockey player.
Many people remembered Khan because of that dialogue.
Bazmee said Khan was a kind friend and a talented actor.
He said Khan’s work and memories will remain after his death.
Anees Bazmee said Mushtaq Khan was initially expected to have only a background role in Welcome.
Khan told Bazmee several days into filming that he still had no dialogue.
Bazmee wrote a dedicated portion overnight and asked Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor to let Khan lead the scene.
The sequence produced Khan’s famous line, “Meri ek taang nakli hai, main hockey ka bahut bada player tha.”
Bazmee mourned Khan’s death, recalling their friendship and saying audiences continued to associate the actor with the dialogue.
- Who
- Actor Mushtaq Khan, filmmaker Anees Bazmee, and actors Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor.
- What
- Bazmee recalled how Khan’s famous dialogue in Welcome was created and mourned Khan’s death.
- Where
- The comments concerned the making of Welcome and Khan’s death in Mumbai; Bazmee was in Pune when he learned Khan was unwell.
- When
- Bazmee shared the recollection on Thursday, September 25; he also said he had met Khan about two months earlier.
- Why
- Bazmee said he wanted to create a meaningful part for Khan, who initially had no major role or dialogue in the film.
Key facts
- Film
- Welcome
- Filmmaker
- Anees Bazmee
- Actor remembered
- Mushtaq Khan
- Famous dialogue
- “Meri ek taang nakli hai, main hockey ka bahut bada player tha.”
- Scene collaborators
- Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor
- Initial role plan
- Khan was expected to remain largely in the background.
- Dialogue creation
- Bazmee said he wrote Khan’s portion during an overnight session.
Quotes
Anees Bazmee
Filmmaker and director of Welcome
“I got the news in the evening that he is no more. And it's a very, very sad thing as he was a very good friend of ours. I had a lot of fun with him in 'Welcome'. He was such a nice soul and a very good actor.”
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“I didn't have any major role for Mushtaq Khan initially. I told him the same and shared that he would be standing behind the bodyguard, but assured him to do something. He loved me so much that he came.”
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