Throwback: When Shah Rukh Khan asked Amitabh Bachchan to direct intimate scene with Rani Mukerji in ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’

The film, released 18 years ago, remains a subject of heated debate, particularly for its controversial intimate scene set in a hotel room. An intriguing piece of trivia about the film reveals a behind-the-scenes story: “Karan Johar asked Shah Rukh Khan, because he was busy elsewhere, to direct the controversial hotel scene himself. Khan then asked Amitabh Bachchan to direct the scene by phone because he was uncomfortable to do it”.