Did you know who inspired Shah Rukh Khan for iconic Darr dialogue ‘K-K-K-Kiran’? Juhi Chawla reveals

Juhi Chawla won the hearts of millions with her performances in several hit and much-loved 90s and early 00s films. The actress – who had done films like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Yes Boss, Ishq, Gulaab Gang and more, recently got candid about her and Shah Rukh Khan’s 1993 hit romantic thriller Darr. During a recent appearance at a Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry event, Juhi got candid about Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic ‘I love you K.K.K Kiran’ dialogue and the inspiration behind it.

Juhi Chawla on Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic Darr dialogue

Talking about Darr’s iconic ‘K-K-K- Kiran’ dialogues, Juhi Chawla said, “Maine yeh notice nahin kiya tha (I hadn’t noticed it), but Shah Rukh was observant. Yash ji thoda haklate the aur Shah Rukh ne bataya ki unhone woh wahan se pick kiya tha (Shah Rukh once revealed that he picked up K-K-K-Kiran from director Yash Chopra, who used to stammer a little). He said, ‘I am going to use it in the film’ and wahan se unhone woh shuru kiya (he started it from there), and thank God for that.”( As quoted by The Indian Express)

In the Netflix India docuseries The Romantics, Shah Rukh stated that the stammering idea came to him after a discussion with Yash Chopra’s son, Darr AD Aditya Chopra. He said, “I had a classmate who had a stammer. And then we did some little study, some BBC documentary or something where they talked about that people’s minds become aware to one sound, and it’s like a sharp current.” He continued, “So, you can’t say the word. I told Yashji that I would like to use this aspect with the character. And then Adi suggested that because you become aware of a sound, let’s make him aware of the woman he loves the most, her name. So, I only stammer on the word Kiran. It was just for that one word because he’s so aware of her.”

About Darr

Released in 1993, Darr was directed by the late Yash Chopra and produced under his banner of Yash Raj Films. The film starred Shah Rukh Khan as a relentless stalker who breaks all boundaries to get near to Juhi Chawla’s character Kiran. Juhi’s character is married to Sunny Deol’s navy officer character, Sunil. At a time of heroes ruling the screen, Darr established Shah Rukh as a formidable anti-hero.

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