Overview
- Kunal Kohli told NDTV that Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji did not get along off camera during much of the Hum Tum shoot, describing their early relationship on set as having "zero camaraderie."
- Kohli said a direct, career-focused conversation with Saif during the Amsterdam schedule improved the atmosphere and led the cast and crew to work together more smoothly.
- The director recalled that Rani initially refused the kiss in the song 'Saanson Ko Saanson Mein,' agreed to a single take and was laughing in the recorded shot, which Kohli later called "one of the worst kisses of Hindi cinema."
- These recollections were published by multiple Indian outlets after Kohli's May 28, 2026 interview with NDTV, and no public responses or corrections from Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji or Yash Raj Films were reported in the sampled coverage.
- Hum Tum, produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and released in 2004, remains noted for reshaping Saif Ali Khan's career into a solo romantic-comedy lead and earning him the National Film Award for Best Actor.