Karan Johar
recently marked 25 years in the industry as a filmmaker. His last directorial ‘
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
’ featuring
Alia Bhatt
and
Ranveer Singh
was loved by the audience. Karan Johar truly weaves magic on the big screen with every film he decides to make. Lately, the ace filmmaker has been sharing old pictures from his film sets and taking fans on a trip down memory lane.
On May 10, Karan posted a string of pictures from the ‘
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
’ sets on social media.
The pictures featured him along with the lead cast of the film –
Ranbir Kapoor
,
Anushka Sharma
, and
Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan. The film also featured a cameo appearance by superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
Along with the pictures, Karan wrote a lengthy, heartwarming note about the film and all of the star cast. He mentioned ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ “will always be personal to him.” He continued by saying that shooting ADHM ‘was one of his best on-set experiences’. KJo also stated how he understood ‘the Ranbir process’ while shooting and also praised him for his hard work.
His note read, “Ae Dil hai Mushkil will always be personal to me…It was all my life learnings about falling in love, dealing with unrequited love and also how resilient we can be even when the heartbreak feels so final…The experience of filming ADHM was one of my best on set experiences .. I got to know and understand “the Ranbir process” and deeply respect it…. He never let his homework or his hard work apparent to anyone … I got to know and love him as a person and appreciate his detachment from stardom or movie star trappings… his child like portrayal of a broken hearted lover went beyond the written word.”
Further, Karan revealed how Ranbir and Anushka were ‘such a treat to direct’. He praised Aishwarya as well and revealed that he always wanted to direct her.
His post further read, “Anushka and him were such a treat to direct … they have mutual friendship and respect which transcended from personal to celluloid perfectly! Anushka is pure hearted and that always come through on screen..I always wanted to direct Aishwarya and she gave Saba so much dignity , poise and beauty ! Will always be immensely grateful to her for accepting to play the part instantly and with so much love and team spirit.”
He concluded by writing, “I look back at the days of filming ADHM with a big smile and a cathartic heart … the music will live on and I can take no credit from the magic and genius of Dada and Amitabh … Is film ke zikar ka zubaan pe swaad rakhna.”
Following Karan’s post, netizens were seen gushing over it. A fan wrote, “Great film. I want to see Ranbir and Anushka again on big screen” while another commented, “It’s one of my all time favorites- love love love Alizeh’s character! She is super sorted at the same time as fighting her own battles!” Few of the fans even called ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ their ‘favorite’ film.
“My favorite song,” Ayesha Shroff, Tiger Shroff’s mother, wrote as Karan used the title track of the film in his post.
Directed by Karan Johar, ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ is a romantic drama film, which starred Ranbir, Anushka, and Aishwarya in the lead roles. It was released in the year 2016. The film garnered decent numbers at the box office.
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