“Told Me To Shut Up”: Kajol Reveals She “Fought” With Karan Johar For Rani Mukerji’s Role In ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’
Kajol recently disclosed that she had fought with Karan Johar to play Rani Mukerji’s role of Tina in ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, co-starring Shah Rukh Khan.
Filmmaker Karan Johar’s directorial debut, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji, released in 1998 and remains a fan favourite even today. From giving friendship goals to fashion goals and even dialogues like “Pyaar dosti hai” and “Kuch kuch hota hai Rahul, tum nahi samjhoge,” several things from the movie live in our hearts rent-free. Its songs and characters are equally memorable. And not just the lead star cast, but the supporting actors also had memorable roles. The rom-com had several unforgettable characters like Rifat Bi, Dadi, Aman, and Mrs Briganza.
In a recent Actors’ Roundtable 2023 with Rajeev Masand on Netflix’s YouTube channel, Kajol disclosed that she fought with Karan Johar to play Rani Mukerji’s role of Tina in the 1998 Hindi movie.
Kajol said, “I fought in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. I fought with Karan Johar, I wanted to play Tina’s role and he was like, ‘No. You are playing Anjali.’ I was like, ‘But I want to play Tina’s role. You don’t know what I will do with Tina.’ Karan told me to shut up. I fought with him tooth and nail for 45 minutes but he refused categorically.”
Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra, who was also present at the Actors’ Roundtable 2023, humorously remarked that he was quite happy “with the way the film turned out”.
In ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, Kajol played Anjali, who is best friends with Rahul (SRK). Anjali silently harbours feelings for her best friend, while Rahul falls for Tina (Rani Mukerji), a new girl in college, eventually marrying her. Anjali leaves college only to reunite with Rahul years later. Towards the end of the movie, she marries him after Tina’s death.
For the unversed, Kajol won a Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic film.
Rani Mukerji was last seen in ‘Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway’ and Kajol in the web series ‘The Trial’. Kajol was also seen in a segment of Netflix's ‘Lust Stories 2’.
