Unveiling the Motivation Behind Karan Johar's 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani'
Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna's Romance Blossomed While Filming Umesh Mehra's 1999 Action Flick 'International Khiladi.
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00:00 Filmmaker Karan Johar opened up about the inspiration behind his latest directorial
00:04 venture, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani.
00:06 The film, which made a strong box office debut, taps into the complexities of love between
00:11 individuals from diverse backgrounds.
00:14 Karan, known for his astute portrayal of relationships on the silver screen, revealed to a leading
00:19 newspaper that "subconsciously inspired by the real-life dynamic between Bollywood power
00:25 couple Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna."
00:28 He praised their remarkable friendship within their marriage, citing a deep connection he
00:33 witnessed while spending time with them.
00:35 "They have a tremendous friendship in their marriage.
00:38 I've had dinners with them, meals with them, hung out with them, and there is a terrific
00:43 kind of comfort in their camaraderie.
00:46 He finds her hilarious, she finds him hilarious, for different reasons.
00:50 So I felt it wasn't impossible for people who come from two different demographics of
00:55 society to start us to actually find love.
00:58 It's like we put ourselves in boxes, like when we are finding a relationship.
01:03 We put ourselves in places where we are comfortable.
01:06 But tomorrow you can fall in love with someone anywhere," Karan shared in the interview.
01:15 Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna fall in love on the sets of Umesh Mehra's 1919 action film
01:21 International Khiladi and after that they got married in 2001 and since then they have
01:27 become Bollywood's one of the enduring couple.
01:30 The duo are the parents of a son Arav and a daughter Nithara.
01:35 Apart from this, Akshay Kumar has been featured in Karan Johar's dharma production films like
01:41 Brothers, Kesari, Good News, Suryavanshi and most recently Raj Mehta's Ramayani Selfie
01:49 earlier this year.
01:56 (dramatic music)