Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan announce Karan Arjun re-release, Hrithik Roshan recalls dad Rakesh Roshan coming up with ‘Bhaag Arjun’ line

 

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Rakesh Roshan’s son, Hrithik Roshan, also went down memory lane sharing how the film was conceived. He wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter), “That afternoon in 1992 (I think) when we were all sitting around dads living room with the writers brainstorming on the screenplay for KARAN ARJUN, after another long spell of silence in the room (sometimes these silences lasted more than 10-15 mins) and suddenly dad went ‘ek idea aaya’ and he went on to tell us how he saw the beats of the interval fight sequence, and as he talked, his emotions escalated and at the height of the crescendo in his mind he shouted ‘and then he screams भाग अर्जुन !!!! bhaaaaaag अर्जुन !!!!’ And me as a 17-year-old experienced my first jolt of audience euphoria!!!”

That afternoon in 1992 ( I think) when we were all sitting around dads living room with the writers brainstorming on the screenplay for KARAN ARJUN, after another long spell of silence in the room ( sometimes these silences lasted more than 10-15 mins) and suddenly dad went “ ek… pic.twitter.com/2ALIAr9cEm

— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) November 13, 2024

The post further read, “My hair stood on ends, the room was applauding like in a movie theatre! And I was addicted from that day onwards!! And that’s also when I knew in my bones that this movie was going to be a BLOCKBUSTER!! 30 years later, I cannot wait to witness the reincarnation of Karan Arjun in theatres worldwide from November 22nd, 2024.”

Sharing the news about Karan Arjun’s re-release, SRK wrote on Instagram, “Kuch bandhan aise hote hai, jinke liye ek janam poora nahi hota! Karan Arjun re-releasing in cinemas worldwide from Nov 22nd!”, Kajol wrote, “Yeh toh buss trailer hai, dekhiye Karan Arjun ke pyaar ka bandhan duniya bhar ke cinema gharon mein phir ek baar 22 November see!”

Karan Arjun was released on January 13 1995, other than Shah Rukh and Salman, the film also starred Kajol, Mamta Kulkarni, Rakhee Gulzar, and Amrish Puri in important roles.