Our film (`Humpty Sharma..) is an ode to DDLJ: Karan Johar

    Our film (`Humpty Sharma..) is an ode to DDLJ: Karan Johar

    Karan Johar says his film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania is an ode to DDLJ.DDLJ refers to 1995 blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge which was written and directed by Aditya Chopra and starred Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles. Karan had made a cameoappearance in the movie.

    "I have a lot of memories of `DDLJ`. I started my career from there... It is and will be the largest part of my career. The film with its epic love story and innocence had set the barometer, After this, a lot of love stories were made but nobody could touch that bar. It is the pillar of love stories," Karan told reporters at Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’s trailer launch.


    Our film (`Humpty Sharma..) is an ode to DDLJ: Karan Johar


    "Our film (`Humpty Sharma..) is an ode to `DDLJ`. One will see glimpses of `DDLJ` but the love story is different from `DDLJ`. We have made this film with honesty, integrity (and) with an intention to entertain people," he said. Humpty Sharma Ki DulhaniafeaturesVarun DhawanandAlia Bhattin lead roles and it is directed by Shashank Khaitan. The official trailer of the flick was launched on May 26 and it is expected to hit the floors on July 11.