Karan
Johar's
directorial
debut
Kuch
Kuch
Hai
Hai
clocks
23
years
today
(October
16,
2021).
Starring
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Kajol
and
Rani
Mukerji
in
leading
roles,
the
romantic
drama
was
a
major
commercial
success
upon
its
release
in
1998.
Over
the
years,
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
Kajol's
respective
characters
Raj
and
Anjali
have
garnered
a
cult
following
and
this
film
continues
to
hold
a
special
place
in
the
heart
of
every
90s
kid.
As
Kuch
Kuch
Hota
completed
a
milestone
today,
Karan
took
to
his
Instagram
page
to
celebrate
it
with
a
heartfelt
note
in
which
he
expressed
his
gratitude
to
the
cast
and
crew
of
the
film.
He
also
shared
a
video
montage
featuring
Shah
Rukh,
Kajol
and
Rani's
scenes
from
the
movie.
The
filmmaker
wrote,
"23
years
of
pyaar,
dosti
and
a
bunch
of
memories!
This
was
my
first
time
behind
the
camera
and
it
ignited
an
unparalleled
love
for
the
cinema
in
me
that
continues
to
drive
me
till
today.
Gratitude
to
the
best
cast,
crew
&
the
audience
who
continues
to
pour
in
the
love
for
this
story
23
years
on!
Thank
you."
In
an
interview
with
Film
Companion,
Karan
Johar
had
opened
up
on
the
famous
shot
of
Shah
Rukh
Khan
holding
Rani
Mukerji's
hand
while
hugging
Kajol
and
revealed,
"I
have
to
tell
you,
onscreen
and
on
paper,
it
was
just
considered
a
scene
where
Shah
Rukh
comes
and
pacifies
Kajol
and
then
Rani
comes
in
as
well,
and
then
all
three
of
them
have
a
kind
of
a
group
hug
situation
and
we
move
on.
I
got
some
kind
of
a
weird
thought
at
that
time
-
like
what
if
he
hugs
Kajol
and
Rani
wants
to
leave
them
for
a
moment
and
walk
away,
and
he
holds
her
hand.
Now,
we
debated
this
for
over
two
hours
and
we
were
losing
light
and
Santosh
Sivan
(DoP)
was
losing
his
perspective.
The
big
debate
was
-
is
Shah
Rukh
coming
across
as
too
evil?"
He
had
continued,
"I
think
we
overthought
it
because
no
one
else
gave
it
so
much
thought
when
the
scene
was
finally
played
out.
But
I
remember
debating
this
for
2
hours
because
my
father
kept
looking
at
his
watch
because
we
were
paying
by
the
hour
for
this
location.
Those
were
the
days
we
were
a
much
poorer
film
economy.
Shooting
abroad
was
a
huge
deal."
The
Rocky
Aur
Rani
Ki
Prem
Kahani
director
had
also
talked
about
the
various
cameos
which
went
noticed
in
the
film
and
shared,
"The
sequence
begins
with
my
mother
walking
down
the
stairs.
She
was
in
a
green
and
blue
salwaar
kameez.
She
looked
like
she
was
working
for
Air
India
for
some
reason
on
that
day.
If
you
carefully
see
the
crowd
of
"students",
Manish
Malhotra
and
Farah
Khan
are
two
of
the
students
sitting
on
the
stairs.
Manish
has
the
strangest
haircut
that
I've
ever
seen
him
in."
Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai
revolves
around
a
young
girl
who
as
per
her
mother's
last
wish,
sets
out
to
reunite
her
father
with
the
college
best
friend
who
loved
him,
only
to
discover
that
the
woman
is
engaged.