Himani Shivpuri has featured in several big commercial movies in Hindi cinema. Her performances add a unique flavor to masala entertainers, be it Rifat Bi of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kammo Kaur of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, or Haldiram’s wife, Mrs Rawat, in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Himani Shivpuri recently opened up about losing out on Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Kal Ho Naa Ho as she had a demand from Karan Johar about meaty roles.

During a recent interview with Siddharth Kanan on YouTube, Himani Shivpuri shared her experience of working with Karan Johar in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Himani also revealed how the celebrated actress didn’t get any Dharma offers after the 2001 film.

Himani Shivpuri recalled asking Karan to cast her in a meaty role in his future project when she was filming her sequence in K3G. Himani shared that KJo expressed gratitude for working with her after Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. “I told him ‘please, from next time, give me a good role’ and Karan was like ‘Okay Himani ji, I gave you this role because you are my lucky mascot’,” the celebrated actress said.

Himani Shivpuri continued that later she met Nikkhil Advani at a film screening wherein he asked her to be on board for Kal Ho Naa Ho. Himani then remembered asking her signing amount to late producer Yash Johar and the latter handed over a dollar to her. The actress sent her secretary to meet the makers of SRK and Preity Zinta’s film, however, he was told that she had no role in the movie.

“Ek do filmein aur nikal gayi (A few more films were released), I was not called. so I was left wondering ki kya ho raha hai (what was happening),” the Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon actress recalled.

The 63-year-old actress met Karan Johar at an award show wherein she quizzed him about the makers not contacting her for the role that Nikkhil approached her for. The Kal Ho Naa Ho producer cleared the air by saying that the role wasn’t good enough for her and that he would call her if he had a meaty role.

Himani Shivpuri realized that Karan Johar might have been offended by her for asking for a meaty role.

Kal Ho Naa Ho starred Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Jaya Bachchan, Sushma Seth and Reema Lagoo.

Almost all of B-town welcomed Ganpati Bappa to their abode on September 7. Among them was actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra who invited several Bollywood celebrities to her Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. To be a part of her festivities, Bipasha Basu and her actor husband, Karan Singh Grover got dressed up. They even took their daughter Devi to the Kundra house. There the little girl met with Shilpa and Raj Kundra’s daughter Samisha and had a lovely play time.

Soon after, Bipasha Basu took to her Instagram stories and dropped an adorable video giving a glimpse of their visit to Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s home. The clip opens with Devi Basu Singh Grover cutely joining her hands in front of the beautifully decked Ganpati idol. The little one looked pretty in the yellow sharara with that cute hair accessory.

Then she met with Shilpa’s daughter, Samisha Shetty Kundra. The toddler wore a purple and pink salwar-kameez set and a big bright bow. Bipasha then took the opportunity to break the ice between the little girl by showing Devi Samisha’s colorful bangles. The latter then kisses her little friends’ hands. Sharing the adorable video, Basu wrote, “Shubh Ganesh Chaturthi.”

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