Kajol revealed why she rejected Karan Johar’s Kabi Alvida Na Kehna for Aamir Khan’s Phana: ‘My daughter was really younger’. Hindi film news
Released in 2006, Phan became an immediate blockbuster, who won the heart with his intimate music, powerful dialogues and emotional story. Directed by Kunal Kohli and produced under Yash Raj Films Banner, Aamir Khan starred in the film and marked Kajol’s much -awaited comeback after the birth of his daughter, Nis Devgan.While fans recalled Phan for their frightening beautiful shayari and Aamir and Kajol on screen-screen chemistry, some know that Kajol really made Karan Johar’s Kabi Kabi Naa Na Kehna a part of the film.In an interview recently with Varinder Chawla’s page, Kajol confirmed that he was offered Kabi Alvida Na Kehna, which eventually performed Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee.“Well, Karan offered me a lot of goodbye to Kehna at that time, but I think he wanted to go abroad for three months. My daughter was really younger then – six months or a year old. I was so, I could not do this. I would like – I think he made a brilliant film – but I could not leave my child or my husband for a long time. Then I was kicked in ‘Ma Instinct’. ,
Aamir Khan insisted on KajolInterestingly, director Kunal Kohli once revealed that when Aamir Khan was contacted for Phana, she already had a prominent actress, and it was none other than Kajol. Kohli remembered that while discussing potential co-stars, Aamir just kept repeating, “Kajol, Kajol and Kajol.”The director admitted that he was surprised by Aamir’s suggestion, assuming that Kajol Karan would prioritize Johar’s film, especially since he had a long-time co-star and friend Shahrukh Khan. However, after reading the script for Fana, Kajol immediately agreed to the role of a blind Kashmiri woman Zoni Ali Baig, and made the film his return vehicle.Fana became one of the highest grossing films of 2006, allegedly earned around Rs 130 crore at the box office. The film was not only a commercial success, but also an important, which was cementing the pair of Kajol and Aamir as iconic in Bollywood history.
