Karan Johar’s latest film Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani was released earlier this year with Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh as the leading couple. While the film was highly appreciated by the fans, many anticipated that Karan’s film would also feature a cameo by his superstar friend and long-term collaborator Shah Rukh Khan. Many even drew comparisons between Alia-Ranveer and Kajol-Shah Rukh’s chemistry in the song Tum Kya Mile. Now, Karan has revealed that the cameo was in fact on the cards.
Talking to Pinkvilla, Karan said, “The entire AD team will say that in Tum Kya Mile, they said that the best moment would be if you track away from Alia and Ranveer, and just go to Shah Rukh and Kajol singing the same song. They look at them, and Alia realises that this is pure love, because (Shah Rukh and Kajol) represent love. I said, ‘With what kind of guts do I ask Shah Rukh to not only do a cameo, but to go to Kashmir, and get into hair and costume’.”
“Shah Rukh never says no to me. I have to pick and choose what I ask for. I remember when, as a team, we went to him to ask him to play that massive, impactful cameo in Brahmastra. At the end of the day, he looked at us and said, ‘It’s Karan, I can never say no’. I know that I can’t take that empowered feeling for granted and keep going back,” Karan explained.
Karan said that he was “too embarrassed” to ask Shah Rukh for a cameo, especially after he had shot for “nearly 12-14 days” for Brahmastra and “didn’t charge a penny”. Karan said he did not want to take advantage of his friendship with Shah Rukh.
Recently, both friends attended a special screening which Karan held to celebrate 25 years of their iconic film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
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