When Shah Rukh Khan requested Amitabh Bachchan to direct the intimate scene between him and Rani Mukerji in ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’ because Karan Johar…

The trivia is listed on the iMDB page of the film. It’s a film directed by Johar that came out in 2006

When Shah Rukh Khan requested Amitabh Bachchan to direct the intimate scene between him and Rani Mukerji in 'Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna' because Karan Johar...

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna is one of the most polarised films of Karan Johar, a film that explores the dark side of marriage and the consequences of extra-marital relationships. It was the story of two unlikable people trapped in unhappy marriages and finding ways to break the shackles and discover freedom and true love. These people were played by Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji. An intimate scene between these in a hotel room was gazed at with disdain, and this directorial still remains as debatable as it was 18 years ago.

A trivia on the film’s iMDB says- “Karan Johar asked Shah Rukh Khan, because he was busy elsewhere, to direct the controversial hotel scene himself. Khan then asked Amitabh Bachchan to direct the scene by phone because he was uncomfortable to do it.”

After exploring and exploding with fun and froth, Johar exposed the harsh truths of marital lives and how blisses can turn into overnight blisters. He assembled an enviable ensemble of Amitabh Bachchan,  Shah Rukh Khan , Rani Mukerji,  Preity Zinta , Abhishek Bachchan, and Kirron Kher.

While interacting exclusively with Firstpost, he opened up on this mammoth cast and how he doesn’t agree that the film was ahead of its times. “I think it was superbly cast, each actor was fantastic. When people say it was ahead of its times, I don’t tend to agree. At any given point of time, a film like this will meet with extreme responses because it hits home truths. It talks about the turbulence marriages go through in the zone of infidelity and that’s always going to be a sticky topic to discuss, cinematically or any platform. I’m very proud of that film, there are some moments in that film that will always remain very special to me in my career as a filmmaker, specifically the dining table scene. This is that scene when Mr. Bachchan ends by saying ‘Good joke.’ I feel it’s one of my most favourite moments of my own career,” revealed the filmmaker.