It was all sorts of a mini-reunion of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai cast when Rani Mukerji and Kajol shared the stage of an award function recently. During the event, Kajol asked the ‘eternal’ question whose answer we all wondered for ages- How did Rani manage to gracefully dance to the song ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ in such a short dress?!
“I think till today something that I truly question is - how did you dance in that dress? When I saw it on her and saw her walking on stage, I was like she does not look like she can move, how the hell is she going to do that (dance), but she was brilliant, she was flawless, and so very, very graceful so, my eternal question to you.”
Rani, who was 19 at that time, shared a funny anecdote from the shoot. “Actually the honest answer is I just went with the flow, I said 'Joy Ma Dugga (Hail Goddess Durga)' and just went ahead. Because for me I think I was only 19 years old and till such time I hadn't actually worn such a short skirt ever in my life. So, when Karan (Johar) and Manish (Malhotra) presented the outfit to me it was a gown, which kept getting shorter and shorter till it reached the set. And when the outfit was taken to the cameraman, the cameraman looked at the outfit and said ‘Oh is this for baby Sana (Saeed)?' They said no this is actually Rani's outfit," said the actress. She also said that she was frightened to dance in front of all boys and girls standing below the stage. "I was petrified walking on top of that platform because all the boys and girls were below, looking up, so that was quite a nightmare for me. When I saw myself on screen, I was also shocked," she continued.
Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani in the lead, this 1998 Karan Johar directorial debut featured many hit songs and ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ was one of them, thanks to its catchy music and lyrics as well as the visually pleasing choreography.
(Source- Hindustan Times)
