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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a film whose music and creation process have drawn attention through anecdotes from its lyricist and director. CutMirchi covers behind-the-scenes moments, creative choices, and evolving industry practices linked to the film’s legacy.
Salman Khan agreed to appear in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai without hearing the full script, according to Karan Johar's new Koffee With Karan episode. The actor reportedly postponed his next shoot to help reshoot a key scene after a technical error.
In a candid chat on Komal Nahta’s music podcast, lyricist Sameer Anjaan shared that David Dhawan once called the Kuch Kuch Hota Hai title song ‘bada ganda gaana’ and warned him against using such a tune in his own film.
Lyricist Sameer, in conversation with Komal Nahta, recalled David Dhawan ringing him up unhappy with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai's title track, the two films having released on the same Friday in 1998.
Lyricist Sameer tells Komal Nahta that Bollywood has stopped narrating films to its songwriters, pointing to Karan Johar's marathon Kuch Kuch Hota Hai briefing as the vanished standard.
Karan Johar honoured his late father Yash Johar's birth anniversary with a post recalling a Burberry jacket joke, his dad's push for him to become a hero, and Yash Johar's final words about kindness before he died in 2004.