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Baazigar Turns 32 as Kajol and Shilpa Shetty Lead Tributes With New Behind-the-Scenes Memories

Fresh recollections highlight a grueling stunt that left scars and Kajol’s decision guided by her father.

Overview

  • Kajol marked the anniversary with throwback photos on Instagram, writing, "32 years of #Baazigar, a story, a chapter, a journey I’ll always cherish."
  • Shilpa Shetty shared a nostalgic montage and captioned it, "#32YearsofBaazigar & what a ride it’s been!"
  • Shetty recalled that her building-fall scene was filmed nearly five times and that a required harness left a hip scar lasting 8–10 years, noting the absence of VFX in the early 1990s.
  • Kajol has reiterated she was initially unsure about the role and credits her father, filmmaker Shomu Mukherji, for persuading her to accept it.
  • Released in 1993, the Abbas–Mustan thriller starred Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and debutant Shilpa Shetty, was a loose adaptation of A Kiss Before Dying, became the year’s fourth-highest-grosser, and won Filmfare awards for Best Actor and Best Screenplay.