Crystal konnection

Juhi Chawla will play a crystal ball reader, a la Whoopi Goldberg of Ghost, in Aziz Mirza's film Kismet Konnection.

Juhi's role in Kismet… is a pivotal one in the film. Aziz Mirza says, "In the film, Juhi reads a crystal ball to predict the future. However, I wanted to use this character very responsibly so that no wrong ideas are propagated through her. Also, I had to be careful since I hadn't decided whether she would be genuine or fraud in the film."

According to Mirza, even though Juhi's character is very integral to the story, he himself does not believe in palmistry or astrology. He says, "It was an essential character in the film and I was very clear that I didn't want someone who will have a long snoopy beard.

Juhi played the character perfectly and I just had to make a call to her. She is perfect in the film and I am glad that I went by my instincts. I am very close to Juhi. She's almost like my child."

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