On 20 years of ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, Kajol heaped praises on cousin Rani Mukerji

Karan Johar’s directorial debut ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ completed 20-years yesterday (October 16) and the occasion was celebrated with a star-studded event. From Shah Rukh Khan, Rani to Kajol, everyone shared their nostalgic stories related to the film. Shah Rukh recalled as to how Karan convinced him to sign the movie. Also, Kajol narrated an incident praising co-star Rani Mukerji, who also happens to be her cousin.

At the event with a heap of praises, Kajol said, “Since we are on this stage, I have to say that the one thing Rani never asked for was help. She came, she stood in front of all of us, in front of Shah Rukh Khan, in front of me and Karan and never showed nervousness.”

“She may have been nervous off screen, but never showed that on screen, stood there, gave her shot like a star. She wore the shortest skirts like a star, walked beautifully across the corridor in high speed. So, awesome!” added Kajol.

Responding to Kajol’s praises Rani said, “I love you Kajol Didi”. Now this is too sweet, isn’t it?

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At the event Twinkle Khanna who was initially offered the role of Tina also shared the story of rejecting the film and how it was the best gift to Rani Mukerji who eventually played Tina in ‘KKHH’.

As Twinkle is Karan’s childhood friend, he wanted her to play the role of Tina. After her rejection, Karan approached Aishwarya Rai Bachchan but finally Rani was taken on board.The film turned out to be a turning point in Rani’s career. Before that, she appeared in two movies that had flopped at the box office.

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‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, was made on a budget of Rs 10 crore, and it was one of the blockbusters in 1998. It collected over Rs 100 crore worldwide. ‘KKHH’ will always be close to our heart and we doubt other actors will be able to recreate the characters of Tina, Anjali and Rahul if ever a sequel of this film is made. What do you have to say?

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