Valentine Day is over but the hangover of love persists and call it a coincidence that the biggest love story of Hindi cinema was released a week after the Valentine. On 23 this month Yash Raj Films Kabhi Kabhie completes 41 years and what is remarkable is that after four long decades, so many changes in trends, subjects and technology the film strikes a chord with the audience.
It is said that Yash Chopra went to sign Amitabh Bachchan for Kabhi Kabhie after the success of Zanjeer and Bachchan agreed but the multi-star cast was taking a long time to confirm dates and schedules and in the meantime Salim and Javed approached Chopra with a brilliant script which was a combination of Mother India and Ganga Jamuna and wanted to cast Amitabh Bachchan as the protagonist.
To be continued
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