RRKPK Director Karan Johar Recalls Incident From Childhood That Inspired Tota Roy Chowdhury’s Character
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Childhood is a very important part of everybody’s life. It becomes the base of our personalities when we grow up. And a very sweet detail related to childhood was revealed by filmmaker Karan Johar. He returned to the director’s seat after 7 years with Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, so it is obvious that the film is special and very close to his heart. So much so that one of the characters in the film played by Tota Roy Chowdhury was actually inspired from his childhood. KJo revealed that some of the beliefs that the character showed are what he himself stands for.
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Tota Roy Chowdhury’s character was particularly loved because of the Kathak dance sequence with Ranveer Singh AKA Rocky Randhawa. Audience reactions showed that they were literally not prepared for it. But you will be happy to know that this loved character was actually inspired by Karan Johar’s childhood. During a conversation with Film Companion, Karan Johar revealed that Tota Roy Chowdhury’s character was effeminate similar to this of his childhood days. KJo added that he too was effeminate as a child and used to dance to Hindi songs in his own room. KJo added that his father clapped and cheered for him when he danced. The RRKPK director also recalled that while he felt nothing wrong with that during his childhood, as an adult he had some really bad memories of college. Furthermore, Karan Johar stated that Tota Roy Chowdhury’s character was taken from his childhood and just like him, the character also strongly believed that talent has no gender.
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On the other hand, during the same interview, Karan Johar made a fun comparison between K3G’s Poo by Kareena Kapoor and Rocky Randhawa from RRKPK. The director said that Rocky Randhawa was like the male version of Poo and that he was lovable but at the same time also had the charm of Barbie’s Ken. Interesting!
First Published: August 01, 2023 10:54 AM
