Every actor who has worked with Shah Rukh Khan has a nice story to tell about him. The latest addition to it is actress Archana Puran Singh. In a recent interview, she talked about a kind gesture from Shah Rukh that almost got him in trouble with producer Yash Johar while filming Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Speaking with Bollywood Bubble, Archana reminisced about her experience on the 1998 film, which featured Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, and Salman Khan. After seeing a photo of herself dancing with Anupam Kher and Shah Rukh, she shared the story behind it.
She recalled, “This is Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, the song “Koi Mil Gaya”. This was when we shot in Mehboob (Studio), and I remember while shooting the song — on stage 2 or something, the makeup rooms were quite far. Shah Rukh had a van, and Kajol didn’t. The makeup rooms were far, and I was wearing heels. It was difficult to walk after dancing, I wanted to sit. So, Shah Rukh Khan offered me his van.”
She remembered how there was a long break, and she fell asleep in the van. She recalled, “So, Shah Rukh must have come and he was like, ‘Let her sleep, I am anyways going for the shot.’ I was fast asleep, but I could hear faintly that Shah Rukh got a call and he left whispering so I didn’t get up. He did that to not disturb my sleep. It was sweet that he left his van for his co-star.”
However, this kind gesture made Yash Johar angry, as Archana remembers. She said, “Yash Johar–the film producer, became angry. He was like, ‘Why are you out of your van, go inside.’ Shah Rukh answered that I was sleeping. Yash ji went like: ‘Who is sleeping in your van?’ He answered, ‘Archana ji’. When I woke up, I asked Shah Rukh ‘why are you doing this?’”
The actress called him sweet and a gentleman. “I also remember once I get up I’m always hungry. I took a few sweets from his fridge. I shooed away the spotboy, and I ate about half of the sweet box.”
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai released in 1998.
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