Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in a still from 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gam' (2001).March 17, 2008 (Sawf News) - Nearly seven years after they last appeared together, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, remain Bollywood's most popular on screen pair.
Director Karan Johar calls them a dream pair and was gleeful when he managed to rope them in for his forthcoming film Khan last December.
"Yes, Kajol is doing my film and I'm very happy… ," he said triumphantly.
Recalling how he failed to rope in Kajol opposite Shah Rukh in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Johar said, "She hadn't turned down my film, per se. I needed her to shoot out of the country for ninety days and she didn't want to leave Nysa for such a long time."
"This time around I told her, 'I need you. You just have to do my film.' That was it," he added.
Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan have so far played romantic lead in the following films, all of which turned out to be hits.
Baazigar (1993), Karan Arjun (1995), Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001).
The back-to-back success of Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif films in 2007, Namastey London and Welcome, made us wonder if fan loyalties had started to change. We know for a fact that the two are individually very popular.
Sawf News survey report. Photo Credit: Sawf NewsGoing by an online poll that Sawf News is currently running, which has received close to a 1000 votes already, nothing has changed.
Before starting the poll on March 12 we had suspected Shah Rukh and Kajol were still the more popular couple, but were surprised by the astounding gap that emerged, practically within minutes of the poll opening.
The gap has since then remained consistent, indicating there has been no manipulation through rigged block voting.
All we can say now is that Johar will have a winning combination in his hands when Khan begins to roll later this year.
Shah Rukh will do Khan after Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, a film that Shah Rukh is co producing and in which he will star opposite a 16-year-old new face!
The man continues to amaze us!
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