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Filmmaker Kunal Kohli discussed making the 2004 hit Hum Tum. Bollywood is currently missing many love stories, so it’s nice to look back at some classic romantic films. Filmmaker Kunal Kohli recently talked about making the hit 2004 film Hum Tum, starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji.
He shared that while he and Aditya Chopra were confident the film would do well, producer Yash Chopra wasn’t as sure and didn’t want to invest much in it. In a chat at India Now and How, Kunal said, “Yash ji had even said that he would not put his name in the film if it won’t work and would put Aditya Chopra’s name instead, but after watching the final cut, he appreciated the film and said, ‘I was wrong, you both were right.’ I had tears in my eyes.
He said, ‘I will proudly put my name’." The film included animated sequences, which were expensive. To save money, Kunal Kohli kept the cost at Rs 50 lakh by using basic sketches and removing backgrounds and 3D elements.
He also filmed the Paris and USA scenes in Amsterdam to cut costs. He recalled, “I just kept basic sketches of the cartoons and removed the background, 3D, and everything." He also recalled how they filmed the Paris and USA sequences in Amsterdam to cut costs.
“We bought Paris’ stock shots, and Karan Johar gifted us stock shots of New York when he went there to shoot for Kal Ho Naa Ho." Kunal Kohli also shared how he had to convince Rishi Kapoor to take a small role in the film, as the actor initially refused. “Rishi ji told me, ‘I don’t do guest appearances in films, especially in a Yash Raj Films production, because I have always played a hero and done important films for them,’" he said, adding that he finally agreed to play the part.
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