Overview

• In Netflix’s The Romantics, Khan says the stammer was his idea inspired by a classmate and a BBC documentary, with Aditya Chopra advising it be used only on the name Kiran.
• Recalling the casting, he says Yash Chopra offered him the role as a clear negative part after others declined and urged him to take it.
• He reflects that the character’s obsessive behavior would likely be judged far more harshly today, joking he would be put behind bars for such a role now.
• He describes a close creative exchange with assistant director Aditya Chopra during filming, with the pair acting as informal filters for Yash Chopra’s decisions.
• The line became one of Bollywood’s most quoted dialogues, reinforcing Darr’s lasting impact and marking Khan’s first collaboration with Yash Chopra.