Amitabh Bachchan was idle ans was receiving no breaks. He requested Yash Chopra for some work and was made a part of the film.
Can you imagine? Shah Rukh Khan agreed to act in the film without even reading the script. Well after all he is King Khan and Kings rarely go wrong!
Remember the royal Gurukul school in the film? That was erected in London.
At the time of Mohabattaein, Ashwarya was no famous star. Thus, when the trailer released, the makers decided to show only her back and no face was shown. They assumed a little known heroine would turn the viewers off. Lot of people that tine had mistaken her to be Madhuri Dixit or Kajol i.e. the heroines Shah Rukh had already romanced on screen.
Aditya Chopra had written a role opposite Amitabh Bachchan too. Sridevy was approached for that, but she turned down.
Kajol and Karishma were oferred respectively the characters of Sanjana & Ishika. But they both rejected playing them.
Imagine the producer-director as a designer too? Yes, Karan Johar designed costumes for Amitabh Bachchan in the film.
Just a few days back, Bollywood celebrated 20 years of the cult film Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Today again, it’s the 15th Anniversary of Mohabbatein. This is why we call Shah Rukh Khan the king of romance. He assimilates a simple story, acts his heart out and turns ordinary into extraordinary. We are sure the birthday-film Mohabbatein is in your favorite list too. Here are a few facts about the film that we assume we didn’t know.
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