Dobaaraa Was The Original Title Of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Know this unknown fact about the title 'Dobaaraa' in Bollywood

Anurag Kashyap and Karan Johar have a deep connection. They are not only very fond of one another , Karan had played the archvillain in Kashyap’s mega-disaster Bombay Velvet.

It now appears that K & K have another Karmic Konnection. Apparently at one point in its production , Karan Johar had decided to re-christen his debut film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai as Dobaaraa, on the advice of lyricist Javed Akhtar.

Informs a source close to the project, “Javed Saab found the title Kuch Kuch Hota Hai vulgar. He suggested the title Dobaaraa, as the film was about finding love a second time.”

However Karan Johar decided to stick to his guns. Javed Akhtar opted out of the project and was replaced by lyricist Sameer Anjaan.

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Subhash K Jha: Subhash K. Jha is a veteran Indian film critic, journalist based in Patna, Bihar. He is currently film critic with leading daily The Times of India, Firstpost, Deccan chronicle and DNA News, besides TV channels Zee News and News18 India.