On Salman Khan's Birthday, Karan Johar Narrates Never-Heard-Before 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" Story
On Salman Khan's 58th birthday, director and producer Karan Johar shared a heartfelt post for the superstar, which had a ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ connection.
'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji, marked the directorial debut of Karan Johar. The film is remembered for its memorable performances, and apart from the lead cast, Salman Khan is also remembered despite having a cameo appearance in the film. Salman Khan appears in the second half of the film as the fiancee of the character played by Kajol. Salman Khan is celebrating his 58th birthday and on the special occasion, Karan Johar took to Instagram to share a never-heard-before story about 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. It is no secret that Salman Khan was roped in as 'Aman' after several lead actors denied to do the role.
However, now KJO has shared what led to Salman Khan eventually signing the film.
"25 years ago I was at a party lost and confused…. A massive movie star came upto me and asked me why I was standing by a corner … I told him I had been to several actors for a part but was politely rejected … the superstars sister is close to me so he graciously said she had spoken highly of my script and that I should meet him the next day to narrate the film to him… In my wildest dreams I never imagined I would even get the opportunity of a narration," Karan Johar wrote on Instagram.
"I went with a prayer in my heart and a deep desire for a miracle and narrated the first of the film like my life depended on it… He looked at me at the interval point ( by then I was looking like I was at the Sahara desert and water could keep me alive ) kindly offered me water and said “ I’’m on!!! “ I was perplexed and said but “ you are in the second half” you haven’t heard it," he added.
Further in his post, KJo said, “ I love your father and my sister will kill me if I don’t do this movie” and that’s how Salman Khan was in KKHH …. I am deeply grateful to Alvira and my father’s goodwill for making sure I had the perfect Aman and SALMAN KHAN in my debut film! Gestures and stories like this just don’t happen today! Happy birthday Salman ! So much love and respect for you always …Also 25 years later we will finally have a story to tell again… not saying any more than that. happy happy birthday."
Check out the post here:
For the unversed, it is being rumoured for a long time that Karan Johar's production banner Dharma Productions will be bankrolling Salman Khan's upcoming movie 'The Bull'.
No official announcement has been made yet, but with this social media post, Karan Johar has seemingly confirmed the rumours.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Salman Khan was last seen in 'Tiger 3', alongside Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi. The film also featured cameos by Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan.
Talking about ‘Tiger 3’, the film has been directed by Maneesh Sharma. The 2023 Hindi movie failed to go past the Rs 300 crore mark in India.
