Veteran actor Farida Jalal opened up about being hurt by Yash Chopra and Karan Johar, who didn’t cast her in their projects despite making it seem like they would.
In an interview with India Today, she also said that Karan Johar knew that she was wronged, and personally called to ask if she’d be open to doing a small role in his film Student of the Year.
He said he wants me to do the dadi’s role, and I said, ‘Of course I’ll do it, Karan’.
“I’m hurt, I’m hurt,” she said.
“It’s a deep wound, it’ll always hurt.” Farida was most recently seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s debut streaming series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.
Veteran actor Farida Jalal opened up about being hurt by Yash Chopra and Karan Johar, who didn’t cast her in their projects despite making it seem like they would. She said that she agreed to do a small role in Dil To Pagal Hai only because Yash Chopra had personally called her up, and said that he wanted their professional relationship to continue. But neither he nor his YRF studio worked with her subsequently. Farida had played a memorable supporting role in the blockbuster film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, but was told that Aditya Chopra doesn’t want her back for Dil To Pagal Hai, even though it wasn’t directed by him.
In an interview with India Today, she also said that Karan Johar knew that she was wronged, and personally called to ask if she’d be open to doing a small role in his film Student of the Year. She said yes, but once again, found herself empty handed later. “I’m very hurt, I’ll say it loud and clear. They were beginners, and we were there to hold their hands. At a certain point, an actor also needs to be held,” she said.
Also read – When Farida Jalal said she could quote any price after DDLJ: ‘It put me on a pedestal’ Advertisement Recalling what happened between her and Yash Chopra, she said, “He called me out of the blue, and said, ‘Dil Toh Pagal Hai mein role hai, Adi bolta hai we mustn’t talk to Farida ji, but I put my foot down and said only Farida will do this role’.” Yash Chopra cited the example of Anupam Kher, who agrees to all sorts of roles, regardless of screen time. “He said that he would like our professional relationship to go on, and that stuck with me. He said, ‘You must do this film, and you should always say yes when Adi or I call you. I want this relationship to continue’. I loved that line… I was so happy when he said he wants our relationship to never end. I did one scene in that film, I went all the way.” But, she said, YRF didn’t live up to its side of the bargain. “What happened? I was ready to continue the relationship. But if you cast somebody else instead of me, it hurts. I didn’t think twice when he made the very big jumla about relationships…” She said that both Yash Chopra and Karan Johar sent video messages for her when she appeared on Farooq Shaikh’s talk show Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai, and she sent each of them a box of chocolates, but it didn’t result in the resumption of their ‘relationship’. Read more – When Farida Jalal said Rajesh Khanna was ‘not easy to work with’ during Aradhana: ‘I used to be very tensed’ Opening up about being ‘wronged’ by Karan, she said, “One fine day, I’m in my car, and I get a call from Karan. He said he wants me to do the dadi’s role, and I said, ‘Of course I’ll do it, Karan’. He said, ‘I told them in the office to not call you, I’ll call you myself’. Why did he say that? Because he knew, he knew that we’ve wronged her in many ways. I said, ‘You understand, don’t you Karan? This is what I needed. One phone call’. Advertisement She said that ‘shifting loyalties’ is a part of the business, but she can’t hide the fact that she was ‘deeply hurt’ by both Karan Johar and Yash Chopra, and is happy to say it ‘loud and clear’. “I’m hurt, I’m hurt,” she said. “It’s a deep wound, it’ll always hurt.” Farida was most recently seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s debut streaming series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.
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