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Raveena Tandon Explains Why She Turned Down Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Role and Chaiyya Chaiyya

She says the late-1990s offers conflicted with her aim to remain a solo heroine, avoiding item-number typecasting.

Overview

  • In a Zoom interview, Tandon said she declined Karan Johar’s debut because she would not “restart” her career as a second lead after Mohra.
  • She added that her return strategy was to work only “as a solo heroine,” even if it meant taking fewer scenes or songs.
  • She also revealed she passed on Dil Se’s Chaiyya Chaiyya to avoid being labeled an “item girl.”
  • The Kuch Kuch Hota Hai part went to Rani Mukerji, and the film became one of the decade’s biggest hits.
  • Chaiyya Chaiyya was picturised with Shah Rukh Khan and Malaika Arora and grew into a widely celebrated cultural milestone.