Aditya Chopra’s blockbuster romantic film ‘Mohabbatein’, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan completes its 20th year and the film’s choreographer Farah Khan opened up about how she creatively captured the essence of this love story for ages through her dance routines.
“Prior to ‘Mohabbatein’, I had done exactly one song in ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ which was ‘Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane’. It had become a huge hit. Then, I did ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’ for YRF. Yash ji was directing. I got to do the love song ‘Dholna’ and the mood song ‘Bholi Si Surat’. So, I was extremely thrilled when Adi told me that I was doing the whole of ‘Mohabbatein, which was Adi’s second film after ‘Dilwale’, so it was a huge deal!” Farah reminisces. Farah added,” ‘Mohabbatein’ marks the blockbuster on-screen Jodi of SRK and Aishwarya and they were coming together as a romantic pair after they played siblings in ‘Josh’”.
Farah reveals how SRK was a pro to pick up her choreography with the utmost ease. “With Shahrukh, I had done tons of movies by then. So, all these kids (Uday Chopra, Shamita Shetty, Jimmy Shergill, Preeti Jhangiani, Kim Sharma and Jugal Hansraj) would do two to three months of rehearsals. And then, Shah Rukh would come and he would learn it in like five minutes because he never comes for rehearsals and he would just learn the steps in five minutes, and that was the amazing part of it!”
About Aishwarya, Farah says, “Ash being a thorough professional, freezing in London, wearing a white lace saree, drenched, and she would not complain. Her and Shah Rukh’s chemistry is something else in the film and that whole poetry of Ek Ladki Thi Deewani Si I think that has become almost iconic because of how they did it.”
Big B shared a video of the film on Twitter to celebrate its 20 years of release. In the caption, Amitabh called the film special and thanked fans for their love.
Amitabh quoted one of his most famous dialogues from the film in the caption. He wrote, “Parampara, Pratishtha, Anushasan. ‘Mohabbatein’ is special for many reasons .. 20 years of this beautiful love story, a roller coaster of emotions. Eternally grateful for all the love you continue to shower.”
“20 years of ‘Mohabatein’… wow,” wrote actress Kim Sharma in a nostalgia dipped Instagram post. The 40-year-old actress made her acting debut with ‘Mohabbatein’, which opened in theatres 20 years ago today. Sharing a montage of behind-the-scenes moments from the sets of ‘Mohabbatein’, Kim Sharma wrote: “Shocked how time has flown, overwhelmed that you guys remember, grateful for the opportunity, the accidental career, the prestige, the learning, but mostly for the love. Thank you for being so kind and encouraging me always. Can’t say I did much but you guys make it feel like a lot. How lucky for me.”
Bollywood’s two megastars – Big B and Shah Rukh – came together for the first time in ‘Mohabbatein’. The film was a massive success at the box office and earned many awards. It was directed by Aditya Chopra.