Overview
- Karan Johar recounts that Saroj Khan physically pushed him and ordered him to fetch red fabric during the Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna shoot, leaving him shaken.
- He says he ran through Goregaon to find red satin cloth after a last-minute demand for matching scarves for the background dancers.
- He describes proposing a stopgap idea through assistant Jojo for dancers to hold a single scarf with one hand in a pocket, which Saroj Khan rejected after asking, “Where is the other hand?”
- Johar remembers Saroj Khan mocking his choice to put Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in dungarees, and he admits he often offered unsolicited opinions on set.
- He frames the memories within his early role assisting Aditya Chopra on Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, with costumes overseen by Manish Malhotra and Pamela Chopra, and says he admired Saroj Khan’s craft despite fearing her.