Bollywood actress Kajol marked 20 years of her romantic thriller ‘Fanaa’ on Tuesday, May 26, by sharing memories from the filming experience. Her post on Instagram recalled the freezing conditions the cast and crew endured during the shoot in Poland, where temperatures had dropped to minus 27 degrees Celsius.
Kajol’s Instagram post
Kajol took to her Instagram account, where she has 18.6 million followers, and shared a still from the film. In her caption, she wrote that her daughter was just two and a half years old at the time and that what she remembered most was Poland in all its glory, with temperatures at minus 27 degrees Celsius, beautiful forests, sleds used on sidewalks.
She also pointed out a detail that stood out. While most of the crew were dressed in thick goose-down jackets, she wore a thin salwar kameez for the shoot.
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Kajol used the film’s iconic track ‘Mere Haath Mein Tera Haath Ho’ in the background of the post.
This was not the first time Kajol brought up the Poland shoot. In an earlier social media post, Kajol had shared that while she wore a thin chiffon salwar kameez on a frozen lake in minus 27 degrees Celsius, Aamir Khan had bought himself a nice thick jacket from the local market just for the shoot.
About the film
‘Fanaa’ was released in 2006, starring Aamir Khan and Kajol in the lead roles, alongside Rishi Kapoor, Kirron Kher, Tabu in pivotal parts.
Directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Yash Raj Films, the film told the story of Zooni, a visually impaired Kashmiri woman, and Rehan, whose hidden identity changes their lives forever.
‘Fanaa’ was also the first film where Kajol and Aamir Khan were cast together as romantic leads. Their earlier collaboration ‘Ishq’ had them in separate pairings, with Kajol opposite Ajay Devgn and Aamir opposite Juhi Chawla.
Principal photography took place in Delhi and Poland. The film was released theatrically on May 26, 2006, and went on to gross over Rs 1.05 billion worldwide against a production budget of Rs 300 million.
The film’s soundtrack continues to hold a strong place in popular memory. Songs like ‘Mere Haath Mein’, ‘Chand Sifarish’, ‘Dekho Na’, and ‘Des Rangila’ are still considered chartbusters.