Karan Johar Says Suraj Hua Maddham From Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Was His Most Memorable Outdoor Shoot

Filmmaker Karan Johar recently spoke about his most cherished on-set memories, favourite travel destinations, and locations he feels are still unexplored gems for film tourism. Sharing his thoughts on movies

that perfectly evoke a sense of wanderlust, Karan highlighted the Paris segment from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani as one of his top choices.

Karan Johar on his fav outdoor shooting destination

KJo was featured on First Cinema Edition of Travel + Leisure India. He said, “Ranbir was traversing through the city of Paris. I think we got a really strong lens into the city and there was a romanticisation of that already very romantic city, which I love,”Revealing his most favourite outdoor shoot, he said it was in Egypt for the song Suraj Hua Maddham from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, “We shot against the pyramids, but that was the least exciting part. It’s when we went into the Farafra desert, where there were these beautiful white limestone formations — it was surreal,”

Recently Karan celebrated 27 years of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. The film featured an ensemble cast including Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Rani Mukerji. On Thursday, Karan took to social media and shared some rare photos from the film sets. The pics featured SRK, Rani, Kajol, KJo himself, and Farah Khan, among others. The ace director wrote a heartwarming note with the post. The post read, "The 27 years!!! Some beautiful and candid memories from our set of #KuchKuchHotaHai… a set filled with love, too much banter, and happiness. Thank you to everyone for the love you continue to give this film… it means everything to me! @dharmamovies."