The 2001 family drama, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, is still a part of everyone’s childhood. It is imbibed in everyone’s heart as one of the classic films with a huge cast. Be it the sassy ‘Poo’ (Pooja) or the carefree Punjabi kudi, ‘Anjali’, every character in the film gave something to remember. It was one of the highest-grossing Indian films of that time. But do you know the entire budget of the film was spent on making the song, Bole Chudiyan?
How much budget was approved initially to make Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
In a chat with Radio Nasha, filmmaker, Nikhil Advani recalled that when he and Karan Johar narrated the story to Yash Johar, he asked them about the budget, and the filmmakers wrote Rs. 3 crores. Recalling the same, he said:
“When we narrated the script of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham to Yash Johar, he called me to his office and asked me to write the budget. I wrote Rs 3 crore. It was approved, and we were told to begin the film.”