Tag: Karan Johar

  • Aishwarya Rai reveals why she refused to play Tina in ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’

    Aishwarya Rai reveals why she refused to play Tina in ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’

    An old interview of  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has recently gone viral on Indian media in which the actor shares why she refused the role of Tina Malhotra in Bollywood’s iconic Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. The role which was finally played by Rani Mukherji was also offered to Twinkle Khanna and Karisma Kapoor besides Rai.

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    “I’m in a catch-22 situation, really,” says Aishwarya in the video, which initially came out a year after the film released. “Though I’m a newcomer, I’m [being] compared [to] all senior actresses.”

    “If I’d done the film, it would have been tittered that, ‘Look, Aishwarya Rai is back to doing what she did in her modelling days — leaving her hair straight, wearing minis, and pouting glamorously into the camera.’ Ultimately, the hero goes back to the more real person.”

    “I know if I’d done Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, I would have been lynched,” she added.

    Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which released in 1998, featured Sharukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherji in the lead. It was directed by Karan Johar and produced by Yash Johar. The film was a box office hit and went onto receive many accolades. It has also been listed as one of Bollywood’s most iconic films of all times.

  • ‘Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’: The chosen wives were not the original choices

    ‘Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’: The chosen wives were not the original choices

    Netflix India’s recent original series, the Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives has been in the news for multiple reasons. The show has been the talk of the town since it gave a glimpse into the lavish lives of these Bollywood wives.

    Starring Maheep Kapoor, Bhavna Panday, Seema Khan and Neelam, the show had received mixed reviews. However, the guest appearances kept audiences engaged and on their toes. But you all might not know that these ladies were not the first choice of the makers.

    According to reports, the original plan of the makers was to give fans a glimpse into the lives of some of the high-profile star wives namely Gauri Khan, Tahira Kashyap Khurrana, and Malaika Arora (Arbaaz Khan’s ex-wife).

    After they turned down the offer, these four ladies were picked up to be a part of the show.

    However, Malaika and Gauri did have special appearances in the show. Gauri’s husband Shah Rukh Khan also made a guest appearance much to the audience’s delight.

    Karan Joahar, who happens to be the producer of the show also appeared in the series, was trolled and labelled the “Favourite Wife” of the show.

  • 19 years of K3G: Looking back at the film’s most iconic dialogues

    19 years of K3G: Looking back at the film’s most iconic dialogues

    It has been 19 years since Karan Johar’s iconic Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham released. The film went on to redefine pop culture and is a favourite in all desi households. In fact, some dialogues from the film have become part of our everyday conversations.

    To mark the film’s anniversary, Johar posted a lovely flashback, saying: “19 years of K3G. I continue to be eternally grateful for the abundant love that continues to come our way. This film will always be a blessing in my filmography.”

    “Thank you for all memes, memories and moments in the past 19 years,” added the director.

    The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor Khan in leading roles, with Rani Mukerji appearing in an extended special appearance.

    On the film’s 19th anniversary, here’s taking a look back at some of the film’s memorable dialogues:

    1. Keh diya na … bas keh diya!

    2. Paisa toh har koi kama leta hai … lekin izzat kamana sabke bas ki baat nahi

    3. Dosti ke alava bhi kuch rishtey hote hai … kuch rishtey joh hum samajhte nahi … kuch rishtey joh hum samajhna nahi chahte … kuch rishtey jinka koi naam nahi hota, sirf ehsaas hota hai … kuch rishtey jinki koi deewar nahi hoti, sarhad nahi hoti … aaise rishtey joh dil ke rishtey hote hai, pyar ke rishtey hote hai, mohabbat ke rishtey hote hai .

    4. Zindagi mein agar kuch banna ho, kuch haasil karna ho, kuch jeetna ho … toh hamesha dil ki suno … aur agar dil bhi koi jawab na de toh aankhen band karke apni maa aur papa ka naam lo … phir dekhna har manzil paar kar jaoge, har mushkil aasaan ho jayegi … jeet tumhari hogi, sirf tumhari

    5. Lucknow da kurta, Pathani salwar … tab lage mard, varna lage bekaar

    6. Mere saath prom jaane ke liye tum sabko teen departments mein brilliant hona chahiye … and that is good looks, good looks and good looks

    7. Kabhi kabhi aisa kyun hota hai … ki paraye bhi apne lagne lagte hain

    8. Maafi maange se koi chota barra nahi hota … aur joh maaf kar deta hai uska dil bahut barra hota hai

    9. Ek da vada dil aur duje de vade vade bill

    10. Tussi barre mazaaki ho… barre mazaaki ho

    11. Subah subah shuru ho gayi Madonna

    12. Hey Poo, Movie tonight? Tell me how it was…

    13. What are we waiting for? Christmas?

    14. Chandu ke chacha ne Chandu ki chachi ko chandani raat pay chandi chowk pai chandni ki chamach say chatni chattai.

    15. Mom… Take a chill pill

  • ‘The Fab Lives of Bolly Wives’ falls flat despite the glam and starry special appearances

    ‘The Fab Lives of Bolly Wives’ falls flat despite the glam and starry special appearances

    What are the three things you look for in a reality tv series? Drama, drama and more drama. Unfortunately, Netflix’s latest reality television series The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives has everything to offer besides that. You have glitz, glam, a fancy holiday, discussions on plastic surgery and the cherry on top – lots, and I mean lots, of starry special appearances. But all this fails to add to the oomph factor and you end up watching the show only because of your love for Bollywood.

    The Fab Lives of Bolly Wives (let’s just call it FLBW) centres around four Bollywood wives – Maheep Kapoor, wife of Sanjay Kapoor, Seema Khan, wife of Sohail Khan, Bhavana Pandey, wife of Chunkey Pandey, and Neelum Kothari, wife of Samir Soni. Maheep is the queen bee of the gang which has been together for 25 years. Mind you, this has been repeated a gazillion times in the entire show, lest we forget. Seema is the one with the wit and sarcasm, while Bhavana is the superstitious one. And Neelum, throughout the series is just worried about one thing: should she make a comeback to films.

    While each woman has her own distinct personality and they are interesting to see in the first episode, the problem with the show is that there is just no drama. The girls are chill with one another and no one gets pissed at the other, except in one episode. Even then, their ‘showdown’ was just very dry. What is this relationship? Where is the spark? The fire? Twice Karan Johar had to come in and be the phoppo he is so that he can instigate them. Unfortunately, the fire never really lights – they really should have taken classes from our favourite Sima Taparia from Indian Matchmaking on how to say the most outrageous things and still not be hated for it. Most of the stuff we saw in the series was all that the paparazzi have already shown to us or they have posted on their Instagram feeds. Even their conversations were terribly safe as if they were scared to give viewers a sneak peek into who they are behind the facades. Just goes on to show that reality tv is not everyone’s piece of cake.

    The two things I did find interesting was that one Maheep is a stalker. An actual stalker. She observes people through her binoculars and she apparently caught glimpses of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan’s wedding through her binoculars. And secondly, Seema and Sohail, despite being married don’t live in the same house. They live across the street from one another and are very happy with this arrangement.

    Interestingly the show is called FLBW, but we barely get to see them as wives. We end up watching them as mothers mostly because my God they are obsessed with their kids. Even the series opens with Maheep fretting over her daughter Shanaya’s Le Bal debut.

    The biggest takeaways from the show had NOTHING to do with the wives. For me, there were two major ones. SPOILERS AHEAD. One that Janhvi Kapoor got a wish from Kylie Jenner on her birthday and second which fascinated me the most – on their trips abroad, Shah Rukh Khan would be the one to babysit all the children when the wives would go party. In fact, my favourite episode from the season was the one which had SRK. Damn that man can charm even a cactus. His witty one-liners and dry humour had me smiling throughout the episode. Gauri Khan in an Instagram post has said that she will be gatecrashing the second season and I do hope that if there is a second season, I’d like to see more of Shah Rukh in it than anyone else.

    The makers of the show tried to create a desi version of Keeping up with the Kardashians meets Sex and the City, but they somehow forgot to add the main ingredient – drama. In this review, I am not even going to recommend or not recommend the show. Because I know that if you’re a Bolly freak like myself, you will still sit and spend five hours watching the eight episodes. All I’m going to say is keep your expectations low.

  • ‘Hello Pakistan’ says Karan Johar as he runs into Sarwat and Fahad

    ‘Hello Pakistan’ says Karan Johar as he runs into Sarwat and Fahad

    Power couple Fahad Mirza and Sarwat Gilani, who have quite literally stirred up a storm as they vacationed in Italy, ran into Bollywood powerhouse Karan Johar at Doha International Airport on their way back to Pakistan.

    That of course, called for a selfie moment.

    Just wondering, who has the best pout out of the three? We can safely say that Fahad is definitely giving Karan a run for his money.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7yI3p0DukQ/

    Interestingly, Sarwat has turned the comments on this post off.

    Fahad even recorded a video of himself and Sarwat with Karan in which the filmmaker says “Hello to everyone in Pakistan.”

    Watch video:

    Meanwhile, Sarwat and Fahad’s PDA in Rome set the internet on fire. The two shared a picture of themselves kissing in front of the Fontana Di Trevi-Roma.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7oVMMAJKdB/