Yash
Chopra's
swansong
Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaan
starring
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Katrina
Kaif
and
Anushka
Sharma,
completes
8
years
today
(November
13,
2020).
The
romantic
saga
is
still
remembered
for
various
reasons.
One
of
them
is
Shah
Rukh
Khan-Katrina
Kaif's
breathtaking
chemistry
in
the
film.
And
how
can
we
forget
their
sizzling
dance
moves
in
the
fast-paced
'Ishq
Shava'
song.
On
the
8th
anniversary
of
Yash
Chopra's
last
directorial,
Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaan
today,
choreographer
Vaibhavi
Merchant
opened
up
about
how
Shah
Rukh
and
Katrina
Kaif
gave
their
all
for
this
special,
last
film
of
the
legendary
director.
Vaibhavi
said,
"For
me,
both
Katrina
and
SRK
were
exceptionally
hardworking
on
this
song,
especially,
because
it
was
a
very,
very
special
film.
They
knew
this
was
Yash
Uncle's
last
film
because
he
was
planning
to
announce
his
retirement
post
this
film.
So
all
of
us,
we
wanted
to
give
it
our
all
and
we
didn't
want
anything
to
be
left
behind.
We
wanted
to
give
it
our
best."
Talking
about
how
the
lead
pair
prepped
for
the
'Ishq
Shava'
song,
she
shared,
"Katrina
had
trained
for
the
song
well
in
advance
in
Mumbai,
but
we
never
really
got
a
chance
to
train
SRK.
Sometimes,
I
wonder
what
is
it
that
he
can't
do!
So,
with
SRK
we
didn't
have
a
choice
but
to
rehearse
with
him
in
London
itself.
And
I
guess
he
rehearsed
for
about
3
or
4
sessions
may
be
but
those
were
like
3
or
4
very
grueling
sessions.
We
would
not
proceed
or
we
would
not
stop
until
he
got
it
right.
He
understood
that
he
needed
to
kind
of
get
his
hands
completely
sunk
into
because
he
knew
how
both
Yash
ji
and
Adi
would
then
want
him
to
get
it
right
and
he
didn't
want
to
kind
of
repeatedly
do
it
on
sets
in
that
freezing
cold
weather."
Vaibhavi
shared
how
Katrina
performed
numerous
rehearsals
despite
being
a
good
dancer.
"Katrina
is
somebody
who
you
have
to
tell
please
stop
rehearsing
because
you
are
overdoing
it.
She
is
the
opposite
of
SRK.
She
would
want
to
rehearse
and
rehearse
till
she
gets
it
right.
But
she's
been
like
that
right
from
the
beginning.
All
other
songs
or
any
other
dance
numbers,
she
always
tends
to
put
in
a
lot
of
hard
work.
Even
though
she
is
a
good
dancer,
she
believes
she
is
not
a
good
dancer," the
choreographer
shared.
Vaibhavi
further
revealed
that
dancers
who
had
performed
for
Michael
Jackson,
Madonna
and
Beyonce
were
hired
for
Ishq
Shava!
She
said,
"We
really
hired
some
of
the
world's
best
dancers.
From
London,
people
who
have
been
a
part
of
the
Broadway,
people
who
have
been
part
of
Westend,
people
who
have
danced
with
the
likes
of
Michael
Jackson,
Madonna
and
Beyonce.
They
were
a
fantastic
group
of
performers
who
also
supported
our
lead
actors!
They
would
encourage
and
they
would
all
cheer
for
each
other
as
soon
as
the
shot
would
be
over.
We
all
had
a
great
time
shooting
this
song
basically."
Ishq
Shava
was
shot
in
a
unique
location
and
had
the
street
dancing
vibe
which
was
super
fresh
and
new
for
a
Hindi
film.
Talking
about
the
choreography
of
the
song,
she
continued,
"There
is
nothing
that
comes
without
its
own
share
of
challenges.
It
was
freezing
cold
when
we
shot
Ishq
Shava.
We
did
not
complain
one
bit
because
there
was
this
man,
all
of
80
years
of
age,
with
his
jacket,
with
his
director's
hat,
with
his
love,
with
his
passion
for
cinema,
with
his
undying
attitude
towards
his
craft
and
his
complete
dedication
and
his
complete
madness
and
his
complete
passion
for
his
own
film,
standing
there
towering
above
all
of
us."
Further
talking
about
how
they
pulled
off
the
song
in
freezing
cold,
Vaibhavi
shared,
"Katrina
had
to
be
dressed
in
a
certain
way,
and
then
she
was
getting
her
layers
off
and
she
had
to
dance
in
that
freezing
cold!
We
were
still
layered
in
jackets
but
I
can
only
imagine
how
the
actors
pulled
it
off!
SRK
was
dancing
after
so
long,
like
the
way
he
has
danced!
I
think
he
has
danced
in
this
song,
like
after
years
maybe,
with
proper
choreography.
See,
SRK
is
always
known
to
give
his
charming
looks
and
expressions
and
his
hand
gestures
and
that
famous
poster
pose
that
he
tends
to
give
with
his
arms
open
but
here
he
had
a
lot
more
to
rehearse
for
and
lot
more
to
project
and
a
lot
more
to
do.
And
since
he
had
to
dance
with
Katrina,
whose
USP
is
dancing,
so
he
had
to
match
steps
with
her,
and
he
really
did
a
great
job
with
his
rehearsals
and
he
really
worked
hard."
Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaan
revolves
around
Samar
Anand
(Shah
Rukh
Khan)
a
bomb
disposal
expert
whose
diary
falls
into
the
hands
of
an
intern
Akira
Rai
(Anushka
Sharma).
The
diary
recounts
his
time
as
a
struggling
immigrant
in
London,
and
later
details
his
whirlwind
romance
with
Meera
Thapar
(Katrina
Kaif).
How
Akira
unites
the
two
lovers
forms
the
crux
of
the
film.
The
film
was
declared
a
blockbuster
at
the
box
office.