Imtiaz Ali Addresses Jab We Met 2 Rumors, Talks Kareena Kapoor Reunion | Exclusive Interview

Imtiaz Ali Addresses Jab We Met 2 Rumors, Talks Kareena Kapoor Reunion | Exclusive Interview

A sequel to Imtiaz Ali’s smash blockbuster movie Jab We Met (2007), which starred Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan, was reportedly in discussions to be directed last year. Shahid intimated in a June 2023 X chat session that he and Imtiaz could soon be working on a movie, which excited their fans and left many wondering whether he meant Jab We Met. The director, however, explicitly informed us that it was untrue  Imtiaz said recently, in an interview with Showsha, that there is little likelihood of a movie sequel. “Why have a sequel to Jab We Met?” he asks, laughing. People can view the first movie again if they’d like to continue enjoying it! To produce Jab We Met 2, there needs to be a backstory and a purpose. But let’s wait and see whether it does. Never give up!

2020’s Love Aaj Kal is a spiritual follow-up to 2009’s Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone film, starring Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan. The second film was a box-office failure. In response, he says, “I made Love Aaj Kal the second time, and people didn’t love it that much (laughs)” when we ask him if this is the reason he is hesitant to direct a Jab We Met sequel. I’m joking. That’s why I’m not interested in doing a Jab We Met sequel. If there isn’t a strong enough motive to make a sequel, it shouldn’t be created. He doesn’t hesitate to say, nevertheless, that he would have cherished working with Kareena once again after Jab We Met. “Whenever you work with an actor, there’s also a responsibility to not do anything just for the sake of it,” the Rockstar and Tamasha creator says, explaining why the reunion hasn’t happened yet. Reconvening should only happen if there’s a project that’s entirely different or superior to the ones you’ve previously worked on.

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Imtiaz wouldn’t want their partnership to be harmed by sending her a mediocre script in order to maintain their relationship because Jab We Met proved to be such a successful venture. “I really enjoy working with Kareena, but we haven’t had the opportunity to collaborate again because nothing we’ve done together has been sufficiently different or better than it,” he says. According to Imtiaz, who is now experiencing immense success with his most recent release, Amar Singh Chamkila, “it has to be something interesting; otherwise, it’s useless.” We do not wish to make Jab We Met less memorable. It’s pointless if your next encounter working with an actor isn’t as positive as your last one was. It is how I see it.