Rani Mukjeri and Kajol pictured together. (Courtesy: kajol)
New Delhi:
Karan Johar’s new guests were Kajol and Rani Mukerji on his talk show Koffee With Karan 8. Rani and Kajol, who happen to be cousins, were known to star together in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which was directed by Karan Johar. During the episode, the filmmaker recalled that the actresses were distant during filming. “You two seem pretty close now, but back then you didn’t have any friendship or relationship at all, right?” Karan Johar asked the actresses. To which Kajol replied, “Not really.”
Recalling the equation between Kajol and Rani back then, Karan Johar added, “I always wondered what kind of families don’t talk to each other, they are cousins.” He then asked, “Was there an organic distance or did you face that Not close on your side of the family?” Kajol agreed that it was “organic distance,” adding, “Honestly, it was organic distance. As far as work goes, we both liked where we were.”
Rani Mukerji was asked by KJo, “Did you feel there was a distance when you worked with her?” She replied, “Of course. I knew her as a child, she was always Kajol-Didi to me. It was a bit strange. You grow up and you grow apart, you don’t really know why. Since we didn’t meet that often, Kajol Didi always stayed in the city and we were in Juhu. Me and Tanisha were much closer and still are. Kajol Didi was always closer to the boys in the family – my brother and Samrat there. Yes, it was a bit strange.
When asked how the two came to be reunited, Rani Mukerji revealed that it happened after they lost their respective fathers. “More after our father’s death,” said Rani Mukerji. Kajol added, “It’s just an organic thing.” Talking about the changing situation, Rani said, “As a family, when you lose your loved ones. I was close to Kajol’s father (Shomu Mukerjee). When you go through difficult times and loss, everyone becomes closer.”
Kajol and Rani Mukerji are often pictured together at the annual Durga Puja celebrations hosted by their families in Mumbai.