Karan Johar Reveals He Was 'Traumatised' By Amrish Puri On DDLJ Sets: 'He Would Come And Say...'

In the next episode of Koffee With Karan 8, Karan Johar will host Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty. Karan will share stories from his early days as an assistant director on the iconic film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, including his nervous encounters with the late legendary actor Amrish Puri, who played Kajol’s strict father in the movie.

Karan Johar said, “I have to tell you, my father and Amrish ji (Amrish Puri) come from the same village, so the first person my father told me whose feet I had to touch was Amrish ji’s.” To this, Ajay Devgn added, “The only person whose feet I have touched is also Amrish ji’s because the first shot I took with him, I touched his feet.”

Recalling his experience of working with Amrish Puri on the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge sets, Karan Johar revealed that he used to be very scared of him when he was an assistant director on DDLJ sets. “So I used to be very scared of him. When I was an AD on Dilwale, he was particular about detailing. He would come and say, ‘Ki time kya hai? (What is the time?)’ I gave the time. I thought he was asking me the time. He said, ‘London mein iss waqt time kya hai? Scene ka time kya hai? Taaki mein ghadi ko uss time mein set karu (What is the time in London? At what time is the scene? So that I set my watch accordingly).’ About the continuity, he said, ‘Shawl kis tarah mein drape karu (How should i drape my shawl?)’ I used to be traumatised by him. He was such a wonderful man.”

Ajay Devgn also remembered the actor. He said, “They used to say, and it is a fact, that kisi ke ghar pe shaadi ho, kisi ke ghar pe koi death ho jaaye (Be it a marriage or during the time of mourning), he was the first man to be there.”