I hope most of you have already watched Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani by now because there are some spoilers coming up. The entire team of this entertaining blockbuster film was present for the press conference on July 3, Thursday. From director Karan Johar to actors Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh, many interesting revelations about the film were made during the event by the team. This certainly proves that the film was quite close to everyone who became a part of it. During the press conference, Karan Johar talked about certain scenes in the film, Ranveer Singh spoke about doing Kathak, Alia Bhatt dropped deets about her real-life wedding and so much more! Again, spoiler alert!
Jaya Bachchan’s Absence From Kudmayi Song!
Now, this beautiful song Kudamayi in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani plays during the wedding sequence of two lead characters (Rocky and Rani). While all the family members are present in the song, Jaya Bachchan (Rocky’s grandmother) is nowhere to be seen. Karan Johar addressed this point during the press conference and revealed that he wanted to keep it real and not give a turnaround to every character in the film. He added that Jaya Bachchan’s character had an ego which she could not let go of even if she accepted Rani (Alia Bhatt) in the family. To show that in real life, not everybody changes so quickly, Karan Johar decided to not have Jaya Bachchan’s character in the wedding sequence.
Alia Bhatt On Real Life And Reel Life Wedding!
In the song Kudmayi, Rocky (Ranveer Singh) goes down on his knees for Rani (Alia Bhatt) to put the garland around his neck. Now, for this unversed, Karan Johar also revealed that this song was shot four days after Alia’s wedding to Ranbir Kapoor. So it was obvious that the wedding memories were still fresh in the actress’s mind. During the press conference, she made a sweet revelation about her real-life wedding and said that Ranbir Kapoor actually went down on his knees too, after no one picked her up like the song.
Ranveer Singh On Doing Kathak
Ranveer Singh certainly blew everyone’s mind in the Kathak dance sequence on Dola Re Dola with Toy Roy Choudhury’s character. There were whistles and claps for both the actors during this scene, and Ranveer Singh expressed his experience too during the press con. Ranveer Singh said that he was quite nervous during the rehearsal days since Kathak required a lot of grace, and he was also concerned that his body mass would create a problem. He further thanked the lead choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant and her team for keeping patience and getting perfection out of him. Ranveer Singh also revealed that he was thrilled to see the audience’s reaction to the song.
Bra Shopping Scene!
There is a very good eye-opening scene in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani when Rocky (Ranveer Singh) and Rani’s mother (Churni Ganguly) go bra shopping. Karan Johar revealed that this scene was inspired by his personal life when he too went bra shopping with his mother. Karan said that he did not find anything problematic in it but some of his friends did raise their eyebrows whenever he bought bras for his mother. Karan Johar depicted this awkwardness through Ranveer Singh’s character who was then schooled by Churni Ganguly.
Alia Bhatt’s Lip Syncing Tips From SRK!
Tum Kya Mile has become one of the most loved romantic songs in recent times. However, such songs also require lip-syncing by the actors to perfection. However, Alia Bhatt was quite nervous about doing it because she had last done the lip-syncing for her Ishq Wala Love. During the press con, the actress revealed that she took tips from Shah Rukh Khan since he is the king of doing romantic songs with perfection!
Dharmendra On Kissing Scene
Another surprise in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaan was Dharmandre and Shabana Azmi’s kiss. The veteran actor said that he was happy with the scene and it was something that the film required. In a humorous way, Dharmendra also said that he enjoyed doing the scene and it was quite an easy task for him, he joked! Earlier, the film writer Ishita Moitra had revealed that Karan Johar wanted to make the kissing scene look very dignified and it was always a part of the script.
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Alia Bhatt Had Two Weddings In A Week
During the beginning of the press con, Karan Johar also revealed that Alia Bhatt had two weddings in a week, one in her real life and the other for the song Kudmayi which was shot in Jaisalmer. He also revealed that Alia Bhatt’s wedding mehendi can still be seen in the song.
Tota Roy Chowdhury’s Character
RRKPK director also revealed that Tota Roy Choudhary’s character was inspired by his childhood!
Which revelation did you find interesting?