MUMBAI: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, a 1998 romantic drama that became one of the year's biggest hits and is now regarded as a classic, marked Karan Johar's directorial debut. Following the film's extraordinary success, the famous cast which included Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Rani Mukerji saw an immediate spike in popularity.
Not many people are aware, though, that Twinkle Khanna and Aishwarya Rai were first considered for Rani's Tina Malhotra role. Karan had disclosed that Tina's persona drew inspiration from his childhood friend Twinkle. The director then shared the role with Aishwarya, who was relatively fresh to Bollywood at the time, after Twinkle declined the role.
A year after the movie's premiere, the actress publicly stated her reasons for turning down the part in an interview that has since gone viral.
Aishwarya said that she was in a “catch-22 situation”. The actress said that even though she was a newcomer, she was compared with all the senior actresses in the film industry. At the time, Aishwarya was looking for roles that did not restrict her to just her looks but also added substance to her character.
Speaking with the popular news portal, Aishwarya stated, “I’m in a catch-22 situation, really. Though I’m a newcomer, I’m compared with all the senior actresses.” She added, “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.”
Twinkle disclosed that she had chosen not to participate in the film on the 20th anniversary of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. “To be honest, I initially had no regrets that Kuch Kuch Hota has gone out of my hands. Wasn’t sad. However, now when I watch the videos of all the awards that the film won after it became a blockbuster, I feel regret. Both of us were sitting on the terrace and Karan was narrating his story, crying a lot while narrating it. Karan appeared to be deeply involved in his narrative. But due to sudden reasons, I was not able to do the film,” she stated.
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