Karan Johar went back in time to celebrate 18 years of one of his earliest film, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. On Saturday, taking to Twitter, Karan posted a video and an image of the film with a touching note on 'loving your parents'.
He expressed: "Blessed to have this story to look back to & still feel the love. It's always about loving your parents…and the solid & spectacular actors and team you get to work with! #18YearsOfK3G @SrBachchan #JayaBachchan @iamsrk @itsKajolD @iHrithik #KareenaKapoorKhan @DharmaMovies."
Featuring a galaxy of big and talented Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, and Kareena Kapoor, the film was a tragic family drama with a tagline, 'It's all about loving your parents". The film, which went to turn into a success, was also mocked for heavy melodrama.
In the video, Amitabh can be seen saying in Hindi "aisa kyun hota hai ki ek baap apne bete se keh nahin pataa ki woh usse kitna pyar karta hai" while Jaya says "aur maa? Maa kehti rehti hai, kehti rehti hai… beta sune, yaa na sune" as vignettes from the film happen on the screen. Suraj Hua Maddham, including one of the most romantic onscreen couples from Bollywood, Shah Rukh and Kajol, likewise plays in the video. Kareena's character Poo is likewise recalled.
Karan has, over the years, evolved to become one of the most powerful and popular film personalities in Bollywood. As a director, maker and later presenter, his clout in Bollywood are among the strongest His Dharma Productions has been behind probably the greatest hits for the most recent few years including Dostana (2008), Wake Up Sid (2009), My Name Is Khan (2010), Agneepath (2012), Student of the Year (2012), The Lunchbox (2013), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014), Kapoor and Sons (2016), Raazi (2018), Dhadak (2018), Simmba (2018), Kesari (2019) to give some examples. In the pipeline are Good Newwz, Gunjan Saxena biopic, Sooryavanshi and Brahmastra among others.
