Did you know why Javed Akhtar refused to write lyrics for ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’?

For reasons you may or may not like, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ remains one of the most iconic films of the ’90s, if not in the history of Hindi romantic films themselves. At the same time, it took Shah Rukh Khan’s strata as the king of romance a few notches higher.

Source: Zee News

However, quite interestingly, director Karan Johar later shared how he thought the ‘politics’ behind the film wasn’t correct. This referred to the fact that Rahul (SRK) fell in love with Anjali (Kajol) not when she was this tomboyish young girl, but later when she changed with time and started looking and acting like a woman. (Also Read: Hrithik wants Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar to pen down their journey)

Now, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar who recently appeared on SRK’s show ‘TED Talks India: Nayi Soch’, revealed he was offered to pen lyrics for the film, but refused.

“I thought the movie’s name had a lot of double meaning. I was not convinced to write for this project,” he said.

Source: t2online

However, he was quick enough to add that he loved ‘My Name is Khan’.

“But I was all praises for SRK in ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’, and I am happy I could be a part of the journey. I used the words I rejected earlier to make a more meaningful song which you all (audience) made popular. It was ‘Kuch Toh Hua Hai, Kuch Hogaya Hai’,” he added.

True that!

Ranjini Maitra

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