THE MOST AMAZING THING ABOUT KAREENAYOU NEVER SEE HER PREPARE
THE WEEK India|July 28, 2024
Q Director Sujoy Ghosh says Vijay Varma and you were like fanboys when you were told you would be romancing Kareena Kapoor Khan in Jaane Jaan.
NAMRATA ZAKARIA
THE MOST AMAZING THING ABOUT KAREENAYOU NEVER SEE HER PREPARE

INTERVIEW Jaideep Ahlawat, Actor

A/ It's true. I was very nervous. It's Kareena Kapoor after all! I only knew her as a star and didn't imagine her to be a co-actor. I was very happy and anxious to be working with her. Plus it was a story that had undercurrents of a love story. So that was great.

Q/What was she like on the sets then?

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