After 22 years, Hum Tum’s Kunal Kohli calls Saif-Rani’s iconic kiss cinema’s worst
Filmmaker Kunal Kohli revisits Hum Tum after 22 years and recalls the awkward kissing scene between Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee. The filmmaker joked that the iconic moment turned out to be “one of the worst kisses in Hindi cinema”.
more than two decades later I we (2004) has become one of Bollywood’s most loved romantic dramas, director Kunal Kohli has made a surprising statement about the film’s iconic kissing scene between Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee. Calling it “one of the worst kisses in Hindi cinema”, the filmmaker revealed that the awkwardness was caused by Rani laughing during the take.
in a recent conversation ndtvKunal revisits the filming of the song breath in breath inEspecially the kissing scene between Saif and Rani, which he inadvertently described as awkward.
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“We were shooting that whole night. At first she said she wouldn’t kiss. Finally she said, ‘Okay, I’ll do a take.’ If you see the take she’s actually laughing; She is lying on her side and shaking because she is laughing. When I saw it in the edit I thought, she’s laughing. So yes, this is one of the worst kisses in Hindi cinema,” he said.
Kunal also revealed that initially the atmosphere on the sets was not friendly.
He said, “They didn’t particularly like each other off-screen. In the first part of the shoot, it felt like Team Rani and I and Saif were alone. Saif and I didn’t like each other and Saif and Rani didn’t like each other.”
The filmmaker further revealed that things started improving during the Amsterdam schedule of the film. He recalled a serious conversation with Saif and said how important it was I we Was for his future as a leading man.
Kunal told the actor that if the film failed, he risked being seen only in supporting roles alongside stars like Shah Rukh Khan. tomorrow may or may not happen.
According to the director, the discussion changed the energy on the set and the cast eventually became more comfortable with each other. Kunal too
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I we is a romantic comedy directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner.
Starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee in the lead roles, the film is based on two individuals whose lives cross paths over the years and gradually their friendship blossoms into love.
The film, released in 2004, was a critical and commercial success, with Saif winning the National Award for Best Actor for his performance.