Karan Johar is ready to return to his favorite genre once again. After almost twenty years, he is all set to work on a large scale family drama. It is being told that this directorial film of his will be made in the emotional and spectacular space of 2001 superhit ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’. He has finalized the script of the film in the new year.

In Pinkvilla’s report, citing sources, it has been said that Karan Johar is going to return to direction after a long time. He has finalized his 8th film to be released in 2026. This will be a big family drama which can be known as ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham 2’.

Karan Johar will return with a family drama
After the tremendous success of ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’, Karan Johar wants to return to the same genre once again. He knows this best. This will be an emotional and romantic family drama. According to the report, this may prove to be his most expensive film till date. He started the new year by finalizing the script of this film.

Shooting and Casting Plan
According to the report, the pre-production of this film directed by Karan Johar will start by mid-2026. Its shooting will start by the end of the year. There will be two male and two female lead characters in the film and casting will start soon. This will be a big theatrical release of Dharma Productions. It is being said that the title of this film could be ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham 2’. However, its official information has not been revealed yet.

About ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’
‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ is a superhit family drama of Bollywood. This is the highest grossing film of the year 2001. Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan were seen in lead roles in this film.

Today, 9 years have passed since the release of Karan Johar’s superhit film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’. In this film, many talented stars of Bollywood have left an indelible impression in the minds of the audience with their strong acting. To celebrate the completion of almost a decade of the film’s release, Karan Johar has shared an emotional post with BTS pictures of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’.

On this day in 2016, on the occasion of Diwali, Karan Johar’s multi-starrer film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ was released in theatres. In this film, many celebs including Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai showed their acting skills and the film proved to be a hit at the box office. Now 9 years have passed since the release of this masterpiece of Karan Johar.

‘Perhaps this is my most personal film..’
On this occasion, Karan Johar has shared behind-the-scenes pictures of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ with fans on his official Instagram handle. While sharing photos with Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai, the filmmaker described ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ as his personal film. While sharing the caption, he wrote – ‘It’s almost a decade but it feels like it was just yesterday when I was on the set, perhaps this is my most personal film.’

‘My heart will never forget this..’
While sharing pictures with the star cast of the film, he has refreshed the memories of the old days. In the first picture, Karan Johar is seen with the lead of the film, while in the second picture he can be seen with Anushka Sharma. Recalling these beautiful moments, he further wrote in the caption – ‘I was feeling happy doing what I do, especially with the wonderful actors, from the cast to the crew. My heart will never forget this. In the last line of his caption, the director of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ also thanked the audience for making it a box office hit.

Along with the story of the film, it also won hearts with its music.
Let us tell you that Karan Johar not only directed ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ but he also played an important role in writing and producing this film. Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai, Fawad Khan and Lisa Haydon played their characters with gusto. The unexpected cameo appearance of Shahrukh Khan and Alia Bhatt in this film also won the hearts of the audience. The story of the film is based on friendship, love on one side and love triangle.

Along with the tremendous storyline, the songs of this film have also made their home in the hearts of the audience. Even today, the audience hums many songs from the film including the title track of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, Bulleya and Channa Mereya.

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Saira
Mohit Suri -directed musical romantic film Saira made a big bang at the box office. The film was released at a time when the box office was tired of action and patriotic films. Then Saira came and became a favorite of the audience on seeing it. The new star cast Ahaan Pandey and Anit Padda starrer looted the box office and earned Rs 300 crore at the domestic level.

Kabir Singh
Kabir Singh, released in the year 2019, also made a rush at the box office. Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani played the lead roles in the film. The lovestory of this film touched the hearts of the audience. With this, Kabir Singh collected 278 crore rupees in India.

Crazy youthfulness
Yeh Jawani Hai Deewana was released in the year 2013. In this film, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone’s romantic chemistry was well liked by the audience. At the same time, this film earned Rs 188 crore at the Indian box office.

Tanu Weds Manu Returns
In 2015, R Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut’s film Tanu Weds Manu Returns also made a big bang in theaters. The magic of chemistry of this pair also went on a lot and with this it collected Rs 152 crore in the domestic market.

hearted
The film Dilwale, adorned with the strong performance of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, was released in 2015. Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon also played important roles in this film. Dilwale had collected Rs 148 crore in the domestic market.

Aye dil hai difficult
Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma starrer Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which came in the year 2016, was also a great favorite of the audience. The story of the film was liked, while its songs were also a tremendous hit. This film had grossed Rs 112 crore in India.

2 states
Based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel, Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt starrer film 2 States came in the year 2012. This film was the love story of Punjabi boy and South Indian girl, which was well liked by the audience. Ronit Roy and Amrita Singh also played important roles in the film. This film had grossed Rs 104 crore.

Rab has made di pair
Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma’s film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, which came in 2008, also made a big bang at the box office. Shah Rukh and Anushka’s pair were well liked in the film. The songs of this film were also very hit. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi earned Rs 86 crore in India.

Aashiqui 2
Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor’s musical romantic drama Aashiqui 2, which came in 2013, was a tremendous hit. She was one of the biggest hit films of that year. Its songs are still very popular today. Aashiqui 2 earned Rs 85 crore at the box office.

Ho tomorrow
Shah Rukh Khan and Preeti Zinta and Saif Ali Khan’s film Kal Ho Na Ho was a 2003 hit film, its story and songs were well liked. Starcast’s performance had won the hearts of the audience. The film earned Rs 78 crore in the domestic market.

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One of the hit songs of Bollywood, ‘Channa Mereya’, which we usually associate with the film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, but do you know that it was actually made for Salman Khan’s film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’. This was recently revealed by composer Pritam Chakraborty himself.

The song ‘Channa Mereya’ was made for another film?

In an interview to IANS, he told how his popular song ‘Channa Mereya’ joined Karan Johar’s film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’.

He told IANS, “I had prepared the song ‘Channa Mereya’ for an emotional scene from the film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’. But that song was not included in ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’. Later the same song was taken in ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’. But the song was the same, but the lyrics were different.”

Pritam said this about ‘Metro … these days’

Singer Pritam has also shared his experience of working with film producers Imtiaz Ali and Anurag Basu. Pritam told that a lot of things are the same in the direction of both, but in terms of music, the choice of both is quite different from each other.

Let me tell you that he had prepared music for the recently released film ‘Metro … these days’, which was liked by the audience a lot.

Recently, Pritam told that of course the film ‘Metro … these days’ has been released, but he is still working on its music so that he can change before it is released on OTT.

Pritam is very passionate about her songs made. This can also be gauged from the fact that even after the filmmaker is satisfied, he keeps trying to improve the songs.

Soundtrack work for the film ‘War 2’

He further explained that he continues to work on those songs until he is creatively satisfied with his songs. The same situation was with ‘Metro … these days’. Even after so many days after the release of the film, he is trying to improve the song. He hopes that he will make some changes in the soundtrack of the film before releasing on OTT.

Talking about the workfront, he is busy preparing the soundtrack for Hrithik Roshan and Junior NTR’s film ‘War 2’.

‘War 2’ will be released in theaters on August 14.

Ranbir Kapoor Film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: Karan Johar’s name is one of the top filmmakers of Bollywood. Which has given many blockbuster films to the industry so far. One of these is ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’. In which Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai were seen. The story of the film and the acting of the three stars won the heart of the people. Now if we tell you that the story of this film of about two and a half hours was written in just 9 days. So why will you be able to believe?

9 Was written during the day ,Aye dil hai difficultStory of ‘

Actually, Karan Johar himself revealed this in one of his interviews. He also told where he got inspiration for the story of this film. Karan had told that, many times some films are written quickly. Some take years. It took me a year to write such ‘Rocky and Rani’s love story’. But ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ was completed in just 9 days.

How Karan got the inspiration of the film,

Karan further said that, the story of this film did not take much time. Because my heart was also broken. The story of one-sided love was easy to write, sometimes inspiration is easily found. So it takes time sometimes.

What was the condition at the box office,

‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ was released in the year 2016. In the film, Ranbir Kapoor played the role of a heart -broken Ashil. Who loves Anushka Sharma and Anushka is someone else. Meanwhile, Aishwarya Rai also had an entry in the film. The story of the film was quite interesting. After its release, it collected more than 113 crores in India. The film was the third highest grossing film of that year.

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