Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham has received a lot of praise over the years. The film, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and Jaya Bachchan, is regarded as a modern Hindi cinema masterpiece. Despite the fact that SRK and Kajol were well-known for their on-screen chemistry, Karan had previously stated in an interview that he wanted to cast Aishwarya Rai in the part of Anjali.
Karan previously stated in an interview with Komal Nahta, “When I was casting for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, I found out that Kajol wouldn’t be able to do the film because she was married and maybe she wanted to start a family.” I planned to approach Aishwarya. On that specific day, at 3 p.m., I arrived in Kajol’s studio expecting her to say no, we would cry, and I would leave. Of course, I was disappointed because Kajol had previously collaborated with me.”
“But I don’t know what changed, Kajol actually wanted to do the film,” Karan concluded. As a result, I did not go to meet Aishwarya. But Aishwarya was my choice, and the cycle of’missing’ began.”
Karan is currently anticipating the release of his next film, ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’. The film’s lead actors are Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh. It also stars Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi in significant parts. It is set to enter theatres in July of this year.