Karan Johar has responded to a fan accusing the filmmaker of casting Jaya Bachchan as a ‘nasty character’ in his newest movie Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. During a session with Indian Express, followers posed inquiries to the director and Karan replied that he forged Jaya ‘towards kind’ to shake issues up. Karan returned to movie route after seven years with the brand new movie that featured Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Shabana Azmi, and Dharmendra, together with Jaya. (Also learn: Abhishek Bachchan cannot view Jaya Bachchan as an actor)
Karan talks about Jaya’s position in RARKPK
The fan claimed to like the movie however added that he had a grudge towards Karan Johar for casting Jaya within the character of Dhanalaxmi Randhawa. The filmmaker then mentioned, “Sir, it was actually to cast against type. She has such a wonderful image on and off the screen. She is a mother figure to me. So, when I wanted to cast against type, I thought it would be a great role for her to go against what she has done. She is like a goody-goody. That was her personality on celluloid. So, sometimes it is nice to shake things up.”
Jaya’s negative character
With Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, Jaya made her switch to the grey side on celluloid. Before the 2023 film, she always played the traditionally perfect girl or woman in all her films. It is only in the new film that her character showed unapologetic flashes of negative emotions.
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Jaya plays Dharmendra’s wife in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. Ranveer and Alia have been paired opposite each other in the film that also features Shabana Azmi, Tota Roy Choudhary, Churni Ganguly, and Aamir Bashir. Shashank Khaitan, along with Sumit Roy and Ishita Moitra co-wrote the screenplay and dialogue for the film.
By the end of three weeks, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani earned ₹300 crore at the worldwide box office, and the Indian box office collection stood at ₹140 crore.
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