EXCLUSIVE: Farida Jalal reveals why she’s not working with Karan Johar in recent years; says, “Unki filmon mein mere liye role hota nahi hai”

During an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, actor Farida Jalal recalled working with filmmaker Karan Johar in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Gham and others. She often was seen playing the role of a mother, daijaan (caretaker) or grandmother in his movies. The last KJO movie she was seen was Student Of The Year as Sidharth Malhotra’s grandmother. Talking about not doing more films with him, Farida Jalal revealed that people shift loyalties very fast. Farida also complains that he doesn’t have any films for her nowadays.

Farida Jalal on not working with Karan Johar

While talking about the Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Gham scene, she talks about Karan Johar, saying, “Karan Johar… I know him back then but now… I don’t know. They shift loyalties very fast kyuki ab toh unki filmon mein mere liye role hota nahi hai warna mere bina koi film banti nahi hai. (Now, he doesn’t make films for me otherwise he used to not make films without me.) I remember Yash Johar, what a man, what a gem of a person. Wo phone karke bolte the ki hero ka role baadme likha jaata tha Farida ka role pehele likha jaata hai. I used to be so happy, ek Rishta jaisa bann gaya. Mera Karan Johar se taluk hua DDLJ ke set pe.

(He used to call me and say that I would write the hero’s role later, first I’ll write Farida’s role. I used to be so happy, we had made an equation. I met Karan for the first time on the sets of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge (DDLJ).

Farida Jalal praising Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar

“Wo associate director the and Aditya (Chopra) ke right hand the toh hum bohot kareeb hogaye the. Wo bolte the ki main film bana raha hu and Shah Rukh (Khan), Kajol aur hum rehte the ki ‘we are with you’ tum jo bhi banao. Toh wo aaye the mujhe kahaani sunane Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,” she continued.

She also added how Aditya and Karan used to write stories precisely. Whatever they have written was shown on the big screen as it is. Farida also revealed that she used to get teary-eyed in a few scenes when Karan narrated the story. “I used to die to act ki kab karu ye scene but stardom ke baad unka soul ghum ho jaata hai. bilkul hota hai and it is so sad.“

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