Overview
- Nikkhil Advani recalls that Yash Johar approved Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’s initial budget on a single sheet for ₹3 crore after a script narration.
- He says the first set for the song Bole Chudiyan cost more than the entire ₹3 crore estimate, prompting Yash Johar to tear up the paper budget and urge the team to proceed.
- Advani describes on-set chaos with about 200 dancers, 300 junior artistes and custom-made jhoomars, along with Kajol’s lehenga issues that hindered dancing.
- He adds that Karan Johar fainted during the early Bole Chudiyan shoot, underscoring the scale and pressure of the sequence.
- Reflecting on industry change, Advani contrasts the passion and risk of that era with today’s spreadsheet-driven budgeting and box-office fixation, noting the song was choreographed by Farah Khan for a Karva Chauth setting.