30 years of Darr – Juhi Chawla recalls working with Shah Rukh Khan, calls the film one of her biggest highlights in acting career

By Anzhu Trivedi

on December 24, 2023 03:33:34 PM

One of the biggest films Darr has completed 30 years from its release today. Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Sunny Deol in the lead, all the actors did a commendable performance and their characters from the film are still talked about.

Celebrating 3 decades of the film, Juhi who portrayed the role of Kiran in the film went on to recall shooting for it and also referred to it as one of the most important films in her career.

Juhi said, “Darr is one of the highlights of my career. One of the most important films I have done. Before Darr, I worked with Yash Chopra ji in Chandni and it was just a tiny bit. At that time, I was very new but still he cast me opposite Vinod Khanna ji and I had that little guest appearance. That was the first time I faced the camera with Yash ji directing me, which was just two and half days of work. “After that I worked in Pam Chopra ji's production which was also a YRF film – Aaina. Also, at that time, it was very rare that the Directors or Producers wrote their whole script before going into shooting. However, with Yash ji, both the films that I did whether it was Aaina or Darr they narrated the whole script to me! It was wonderful. I do have wonderful memories of working with Yash ji. I was very young at that time and was in awe of Yash ji. It was such a big moment for me to be a Yash Chopra ji’s heroine, and that I would be directed by him. I had grown up watching Silsila, and some other movie but I never imagined that I would be in front of the camera and that the legendary Yash Chopra would be directing me!”

She further went on to talk about working with Shah Rukh in the film, she shared, “When I heard that Yash ji was going to cast Aamir for the role that Shah Rukh did, I was so happy, because you know I’ve worked with Aamir in our initial films and with him I’m so comfortable. Then I heard that Aamir is not doing it, then I think it went to Ajay Devgn and some other young heroes but they wouldn’t do it, then finally it was Shah Rukh. But I can't tell you how special it was. Just experiencing these big highs and being overwhelmed with it, also being nervous but then also finding my little joys with SRK - because I had done Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman with him by then, so at least there was that comfort level. It was a great big adventure.”