16 Years Of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Here Are Some Unknown Facts About The Movie

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is our favourite Sunday movie and for good reason! The movie is perfection and in my opinion Karan Johar‘s best work. So obviously I decided to dig into the trivia section of IMDb and old Koffee With Karan interviews to collate 7 things you might not know about this magnum opus. Check it out.

* Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was considered for a part in the movie

* Waheeda Rehman was initially cast as Amitabh Bachchan’s mother. The veteran actress even filmed some scenes. However, her husband passed away during the making and she dropped out. Achala Sachdev filled in for this role instead. It would have been fun to see Waheeda Rehman and Amitabh Bachchan play mother-son again after featuring in classics like Trishul and Namak Halal.

* John Abraham was offered the role of Robbie, but he declined. John would later play the lead role in two Karan Johar productions – Kaal and Dostana, so I guess he didn’t really miss much.

* The song ‘It’s Raining Men’ was used without permission from the right holders. Karan was sued in an UK court and was sentenced to pay. Too bad, I think the song suited Kareena Kapoor way more than Geri Halliwell.

* Karan signed Hrithik to play the character of Rohan after watching a rough cut of the latter’s debut film, Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai!

* Ramona Arena played Poo’s friend. At that time she was Ramona Sunavala who then went on to become a popular VJ at MTV. She’s now a singer as well as a host. Poo’s minion has come a long way hasn’t she?

* Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham was one of the first Indian films that had a making-of book written for it.And finally, the Prince of Bollywood – Aryan Khan’s made his movie debut with K3G!