it has been 20 years since the iconic romanticcomedy of bollywood kuch kuch hota hai released and marked the directorial debut of karan johar in order to celebrate this success and the love and adulation the movie has received over the years dharma productions has planned a huge celebration feeling nostalgic about the movie karan shared how he felt that the movie happened just yesterday and said i remember each day of the shoot vividly the memories of the film seem so fresh i dont really remember the experience of any other film as distinctly perhaps its because it was the very first film that i worked on and not necessarily the best film that i have made in my careerrecollecting his initial days as a filmmaker kjo felt all emotional about kuch kuch hota hai and accepted how he can never recreate such a cult ever again he added i just feel that i was a lot more innocent 20 years ago and i was completely convinced about the film too today i secondguess myself a lot more and im always over thinking those were the days of abandon and conviction and i feel they can never come back againdespite karans father late yash johar being an established film producer kjo revealed how kuch kuch hota hai was a big risk in both their careers karan revealed it was a combination of excitement and fear excitement because i was working on my first film but there was also the fear and concern for the prospects of the film my father had gone through a daunting phase of producing movies that didnt do too well at the box office but here we were making a bigbudget movie with a big star cast and it was just my first film i had the pressure of having to deliver success and i had to do it for my fatheron kuch kuch hota hai been the foundation of dharma productions he says every film we make at dharma every decision we take has been possible only because kuch kuch hota hai was a success he further added that the movie was a milestone in the careers of shah rukh khan kajol and rani mukerji too he said it was a landmark film for so many careers shah rukh and kajol were already superstars when they worked in kkhh but even then the film has been one of the highlights of their careers rani started her journey with the film and it set her up for stardom tookuch kuch hota hai starring shah rukh khan kajol and rani mukerji in lead roles is celebrated for its fashion and music talking on similar lines karan says the fashion and music of kuch kuch hota hai has been celebrated through the years too karan reveals i owe a lot to manish malhotra for adding such a wonderful sartorial touch to the film we used some bold colours and styles for the movie the likes of which