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KABHI KHUSHI KABHI GHAM TO BE REMADE INTO A TV SHOW TITLED DIL HI TOH HAI
By Natasha Coutinho, Mumbai Mirror | Updated: May 2, 2018, 06.06 AM IST
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Ekta Kapoor's remake of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham finds two of its six protagonists originally played by Kareena Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan.
Two weeks after it was reported that Ekta Kapoor's next TV production is a remake of Karan Johar's starstudded 2001 family-drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Mirror has learnt that the show has been titled Dil Hi Toh Hai and is expected to go on air on Sony in the next two months.
A source reveals, "Bijoy Anand, who played Kajol's wayward fianc in the 1998 romcom Pyaar Toh Hona Hi Tha, has been cast to play Amitabh Bachchan's patriarch, Yashvardhan Raichand, while Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi actress Erica Fernandes is in talks to play either Kajol's talkative Anjali or her younger sister, Pooja (popularised by Kareena as Poo'). The part will be finalised after a look test.
Meanwhile, buzz is Rajat Tokas (of TV serial Jodha Akbar fame) has been approached to play Shah Rukh Khan's character, Rahul Raichand and Varun Sood for the part of his younger Rohan, which was essayed by Hrithik Roshan in the film.
Ekta had shared recently, "A family soap after years! Mostly done love stories recently with the backdrop of family! This soap will air on Sony... a family that accepts each other stays together.
Two weeks after it was reported that Ekta Kapoor's next TV production is a remake of Karan Johar's starstudded 2001 family-drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Mirror has learnt that the show has been titled Dil Hi Toh Hai and is expected to go on air on Sony in the next two months.
A source reveals, "Bijoy Anand, who played Kajol's wayward fianc in the 1998 romcom Pyaar Toh Hona Hi Tha, has been cast to play Amitabh Bachchan's patriarch, Yashvardhan Raichand, while Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi actress Erica Fernandes is in talks to play either Kajol's talkative Anjali or her younger sister, Pooja (popularised by Kareena as Poo'). The part will be finalised after a look test.
Meanwhile, buzz is Rajat Tokas (of TV serial Jodha Akbar fame) has been approached to play Shah Rukh Khan's character, Rahul Raichand and Varun Sood for the part of his younger Rohan, which was essayed by Hrithik Roshan in the film.
Ekta had shared recently, "A family soap after years! Mostly done love stories recently with the backdrop of family! This soap will air on Sony... a family that accepts each other stays together.
