DNA (August 22, 2015)

Karan Johar recently shared how he got Salman Khan to work in his debut directorial Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (KKHH). The filmmaker was reminscing about the film when Salman visited the sets of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded to promote Hero. Karan revealed that it was at Chunky Pandey’s house that he asked Salman to join the cast of KKHH. Salman, he revealed, said yes to the role even without listening to his character and the storyline completely. “Tumhari yeh movie koi pagal hi karega aur mein woh pagal hoon!” the actor told a nervous Karan. He also said that Salman did the movie for Karan’s father Yash Johar, who was extremely fond of the actor. “With his presence in KKHH, Salman raised the movie to another level and I will always be thankful to him,” he added.