Kareena Kapoor praises Shahid Kapoor for doing ‘a fabulous job’ in Jab We Met: ‘Film would be incomplete without him’

Jab We Met, starring Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor, was released in 2007. The film continues to resonate with audience across generations.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | September 21, 2024 02:11 PM IST

3 min read

Kareena shares what she thinks about Jab We Met. (Photo: IMDb)

Although Imtiaz Ali‘s Jab We Met was released 17 years ago, it still resonates with across generations. The love story, starring Shahid Kapoor (Aditya) and Kareena Kapoor (Geet), has gained a cult following over the years. Now, after all these years, Kareena recently revealed what she thinks about her character Geet, and said that the effect that Geet has had on audiences would be incomplete without Shahid Kapoor.

In a recent chat with Brut India, Kareena Kapoor was asked to share what she likes the most about Jab We Met and her character. Kareena quickly replied, “Everything.” She explained, “I am telling you, everything. Geet is the quintessential Indian film actress. That’s it. And especially with me. But Geet was aspirational, everybody wanted to have that life and be like her. When I watch Jab We Met today, I was like, ‘It’s such a special film’.”

She added, “Geet also bounced off Aditya’s character. I would definitely like to thank the fact that Shahid did such a fabulous job. We bounced off each other’s energy. The film would not be complete without him for sure.”

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Jab We Met hit theatres in October, 2007, and went on to become one of the top-grossing Hindi films of the year with a collection of Rs 50.9 crore. After its remarkable success, the film was later remade in Tamil as Kanden Kadhalai and was dubbed in Telugu as Priya Priyathama.

Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor reportedly broke up while they were shooting for Jab We Met. The actors reunited for the 2016 film Udta Punjab, which was a critical and commercial success at the box office. In an interview with Galatta India, talking about Shahid-Kareena’s breakup, Imtiaz said, “(They broke up at the) end of the film… Most of the film was shot. There were two days after their so-called break-up that we had to shoot. They were absolutely professional. No blemish, nothing at all, whatever is happening in their personal lives.”

Apart from Jab We Met and Udta Punjab, Shahid and Kareena also starred in the 2006 film Chup Chup Ke.

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