Actress
Preeti
Jhangiani
sashayed
her
way
into
everyone's
hearts
with
her
portrayal
of
a
coy
girl,
Kiran
Khanna
in
Aditya
Chopra's
cult
romantic
film
Mohabbatein.
Her
chemistry
with
Jimmy
Sheirgill
was
palpable
on
the
big
screen.
Besides
these
two
actors,
the
film
had
a
promising
cast
which
included
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Uday
Chopra,
Shamita
Shetty,
Jugal
Hansraj
and
Kim
Sharma.
As
Mohabbatein
clocks
20
years
today
(October
27,
2020),
Preeti
Jhangiani
hit
the
nostagia
button
and
recalled
how
she
bagged
her
Bollywood
debut
without
auditioning
for
the
role.
Preeti
Jhangiani
Says
She
Never
Auditioned
For
Mohabbatein
Spilling
the
beans
about
how
she
bagged
her
Hindi
debut
film,
the
actress
told
Hindustan
Times,
"That
people
still
enjoy
watching
the
film,
talk
about
it,
hum
the
tunes,
sing
those
songs
is
an
overwhelming
feeling
altogether.
I
never
auditioned
for
Mohabbatein.
Aditya
saw
me
in
some
of
my
music
videos,
and
my
dad
and
I
went
to
meet
him
in
his
office.
While
we
were
still
contemplating
whether
to
take
up
the
offer,
our
friends
and
relatives
were
like,
‘You
shouldn't
miss
working
with
Yash
Chopra
and
of
course
Aditya'."
Preeti
Jhangiani
On
How
She
Prepped
For
Her
Role
Of
Kiran
"The
film
was
a
training
ground
for
me,
Barry
John
took
acting
workshops,
I
was
given
voice
training
and
learnt
Kathak.
For
eight
months,
Aditya
hired
a
dance
teacher
who'd
come
to
my
house
early
morning
to
train
and
Tarun
Mansukhani
(director),
who
was
assisting
in
the
film,
would
record
my
progress
to
show
it
to
him,"
Preeti
told
the
leading
tabloid.
Preeti
Jhangiani
Shares
Her
Fond
Memories
Of
Shooting
For
Mohabbatein
The
actress
recalled,
"We
all
were
young
on
the
set
and
had
fun.
I
remember
Mr
Bachchan
would
come
and
sit
with
us
and
say,
‘I'm
young,
I
enjoy
spending
time
with
youngsters,
not
the
oldies'.
Most
days,
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
Aditya
would
play
IQ
games
and
both
were
good.
I
think
I
remember
each
and
everything
about
those
120
days
we
shot
the
film."
Besides
Mohabbatein,
Preeti
is
known
for
films
like
Awara
Pagal
Deewana,
LOC
Kargil,
Aan:
Men
At
Work
amongst
others.
The
actress
is
married
to
Parvin
Dabas
and
is
a
mother
to
two
kids,
Jaiveer
and
Dev.