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Karan Johar Unveils Lean Team and Improvised Tactics on DDLJ’s Switzerland Shoot

On Jay Shetty’s podcast he described a 21-person crew capturing Alpine scenes via improvised on-the-spot costume fixes alongside make-up adjustments

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Karan Johar recalls being an AD on Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

Overview

  • The Switzerland schedule was executed by just 21 crew members traveling together on a single bus, with Aditya Chopra scouting locations spontaneously.
  • Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol carried filming equipment alongside the crew on challenging mountain terrains.
  • When Kajol’s make-up artist was denied a visa, Karan Johar brushed her hair on set while her mother Tanuja applied her make-up.
  • The team improvised costume changes behind trees or other natural covers between takes at outdoor locations.
  • For the snow sequences of the song “Tujhe Dekha Toh,” Johar draped Kajol’s electric blue saree purely from memory to compensate for absent support staff.