Karan Johar reminisces Ae Dil hai Mushkil shooting days; reveals how he learned ‘the Ranbir Kapoor process’

Filmmaker Karan Johar seemed to be in a nostalgic mode. On Thursday, Karan shared an unseen photo of Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji from the sets of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Today, he took to his Instagram and dropped several BTS pictures from the sets of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil while reminiscing the shooting days. He mentioned that shooting ADHM was one of his best onset experiences and the film will always be personal to him.

Karan Johar talking about Ae Dil Hai Mushkil shooting days

KJo shared several pictures with Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan while describing his working experience with them. He wrote, “Ae Dil hai Mushkil will always be personal to me. It was all my life learnings about falling in love, dealing with unrequited love and also how resilient we can be even when the heartbreak feels so final. The experience of filming ADHM was one of my best on set experiences. I got to know and understand “the Ranbir process” and deeply respect it. He never let his homework or his hard work apparent to anyone. I got to know and love him as a person and appreciate his detachment from stardom or movie star trappings. His childlike portrayal of a broken hearted lover went beyond the written word.“

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“Anushka and him were such a treat to direct. They have mutual friendship and respect which transcended from personal to celluloid perfectly! Anushka is pure hearted and that always come through on screen. I always wanted to direct Aishwarya and she gave Saba so much dignity, poise and beauty! Will always be immensely grateful to her for accepting to play the part instantly and with so much love and team spirit. I look back at the days of filming ADHM with a big smile and a cathartic heart. The music will live on and I can take no credit from the magic and genius of Dada and Amitabh. Is film ke zikar ka zubaan pe swaad rakhna,” Karan ended on a musical note.

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil was one of the hits back in 2016. Fans not only loved Anushka and Ranbir together but his steamy chemistry with Aishwarya was the highlight. The film also starred Shah Rukh Khan in a cameo.

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