As the iconic film, ‘Jab We Met’ clocked 16 years of release, Kareena Kapoor Khan revealed how it was her co-star and ex-beau, Shahid Kapoor who convinced her to take up the role in the first place.

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shahid Kapoor-starrer, Jab We Met has been rightly hailed as a cult favourite iconic movie for no ordinary reason. Directed by talented filmmaker, Imtiaz Ali, the film resonated with a varied age group, all of whom like to re-watch it even today. From Shahid’s dapper looks as ‘Aditya Kashyap’ to Kareena’s bubbly avatar as ‘Geet’, the duo won hearts with their unbeatable chemistry and talented acting chops. Recently, the film clocked 16 years of its release, and to mark the occasion, Kareena recalled some fond anecdotes from her experience working in the film.

Kareena Kapoor Khan recalls she wasn’t sure of taking up the role of ‘Geet’ in Jab We Met

In an interaction with Mid-Day, Kareena Kapoor Khan spoke about her iconic film, Jab We Met, clocking 16 years of release, and shared some fond anecdotes about the same. The diva mentioned how, in the first place, she was apprehensive about working with the filmmaker, Imtiaz Ali, as she hadn’t seen any of his films. Moreover, she added how, at that time, she was without work and was rejecting many big opportunities. Kareena mentioned:
“I was actually without work. I hadn’t worked in a year and a half because I was saying no to big films. I was not getting the kind of film that I wanted. Films weren’t working, so I wanted to take a sabbatical for a year and a half. I think Imtiaz called up Shahid and narrated the film. We didn’t even know Imtiaz because he had just made Socha Na Tha. I hadn’t seen the film, Shahid I think had seen the film.”
 

Kareena reveals it was Shahid who convinced her to take up Jab We Met

Elaborating more about it, Kareena added how it was her ex-beau, Shahid Kapoor, who convinced her to take up the film, Jab We Met, and how he made her sure that the film would turn out to be great. In her words:
“Imtiaz came out of the blue and it so happened. He approached Shahid, and Shahid told me, ‘Hey, listen, you know, he’s going to approach you for this role and it’s great,’ and I was like yeah, I’ll work. I’ll do this movie. I never knew that it would be this iconic movie. I think Imtiaz always looked at me for that, that you’re not understanding what this character is.”

When Shahid revealed that Jab We Met is the only film he has shown to his kids, Misha and Zain

In one of his previous interviews with Pinkvilla’s show, Masterclass, Shahid Kapoor had spoken up about whether his children, Misha and Zain, have yet watched any film of his. In his response, the actor mentioned how he and his wife, Mira, have always been apprehensive about picking up that one film of his to show to his children. But, after lengthy discussions, he could show Misha and Zain his iconic film, Jab We Met, when it got replayed in the theatres again.

When Shahid shared why he chose to do Jab We Met despite knowing that his ex-GF, Kareena had a stronger part

In yet another of his previous interviews with Pinkvilla, Shahid spoke about the reason behind taking up the film, Jab We Met, despite knowing that it was the female protagonist, played by his ex-Gf, Kareena, who had a stronger part. The actor mentioned:
“When I heard the script, I completely loved it. I didn’t have the strongest part. I knew the female part was the strongest part in the film, still, I wanted to be part of the film. I felt it was a very relevant, new age love story where people were speaking like how normal people in their 20s speak, and not how people in their 40s acting to be 20s in movies speak. Imtiaz came up with something which was very real and relatable. I thoroughly enjoyed it and wanted the film to be on my filmography.”