Stolen straight out http://www.filmtvindia.com

Mumbai, November 25: Everyone connected with Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham is jittery as the D-day comes closer.

Karan Johar has been nervous from day one as `the expectations have been too high` from the maker of an all time hit like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. His success was well publicized and the hype around his second film was tremendous. Every time he signed someone it made news since the names were big.

After the initial speculations and denials the cast became clear. It was the biggest assembly of stars in recent times, and like Yash Chopra does, casting coups that would generate stories.

Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya were appearing together after twenty years!

Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, considered rivals, were together for the first time.

And Kajol and Kareeina were hot in the market when they were signed opposite Shah Rukh and Hrithik, respectively. Stories that indicated hostility between Kajol's husband Ajay and Shah Rukh made this pairing interesting for the media. Stories romantically linking Hrithik and Kareeina made them interesting copy.

There were immense possibilities.

But now that the film is ready for release, everyone is at a low in his career. For Karan Johar this is a test that, if he were successful, would place him in the league of Sooraj Barjatiya after Hum Aapke Hain Kaun or be brushed off as a one-film wonder.

Amitabh Bachchan has had Aks. His KBC too has touched nadir.
Shah Rukh Khan, already at a low step after One Two Ka Four, has gone further down after Asoka.

Kajol's last few films (including Raja Chacha and Kuch Khatee Kuch Meethi) have shown that viewers have no interest in a film that has a married heroine.

Kareeina has laid several eggs (including Refugee, Yaadein and Asoka) and in Ajnabee has lost the battle to a more sexy Bipasha Basu.

The charisma around Hrithik Roshan has diminished after Fiza, Mission Kashmir and more important, Yaadein. An over-exposure and too many ad films have finished him.

As for Amitabh and Jaya together, Indian viewers have always rejected married pairs.

Worse, the music is no great shakes.

At the last moment, Sony that had promised to distribute KKKG for Rs 42 crores, has backed out leaving Johars in the lurch. No wonder everyone connected with the film is panicky.

the last sentence proves to the forum information i had posted months ago on this forum about sony backing out...

sony did not back out because it didnt have faith in the film but also because the comapny had incurred losses post sept 11th.. however yashraj films is distributing the film overseas..
also everyone goes thru a low in their career... shahrukh khan has seen many lows and always has had some hit take him out of it..... ditto kajol... just becuase they havent had any hits recently doesnt mean they are bad actors or that they are no longer crowd pullers.... it is just the films they were in were not good films..... hrithik hasnt had a single film centred on him since KNPH..... kareena has made some bad choices... kajol's last 2 flops were not good films either and same with sharukh's last 2 films.... but if k3g is good then regardless of where these stars stand today the film is capable of being a hit.....
ofcourse the fact that everyone is nervous is quite natural as the audeince is banking so much on this film after the crap films we have seen post dil chahta hai.... so meeting their expectations can making anyone jitterry.... no matter what this film can surely go down as the most eagerly awaited film in history if not anything else....

Tabloid & Gossip Media, they are the worse kind aren't they, always blowing things in proportion.

I don't think Asoka was such a bad film...yes it did badly at the boxoffice and personally I was slightly disappointed...

i think the point we should take from such articles is as much as the media can over hype or over rate a movie they can also do the exact opposite......so it better if one takes a neutral view and dosent always believe every thing hes told rather be crtical when reading any such articles........MR FILM BUFF SONY BACKING OUT OF THE DEAL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SEP 11TH MATE THEY BACKED OUT PRIOR TO THAT THE FACT WAS EVEN THOUGH LAGAAN WAS AN ASTOUNDING SUCCESS DUE TO SONY WAY OF MARKETING THE FILM THEY JUST ABOUT BROKE EVN.....SEP 11 DONT EVEN COME IN TO IT....BUT THE SAD FACT WAS THAT SONY HAD AGREED DEAL WITH BOTH SRK FOR ASOKA AND MR YASH JOHAR FOR K3G AND AT THE LAST MINUTE GIVE THEM THE COLD SHOULDER....I DONT THINK WE WILL SEE SONY RELEASE ANY MORE BIG BUDGET FILMS.....WHIC IS SAD NEWS

YASH RAJ IS DISTRIBUTING THE MOVIE ON A STRICT COMMISION BASIS WITH DHARMA PRODUCTIONS