KOLKATA: Excited at the prospect of a reunion with fellow cast and crew members of the iconic Bollywood film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (QSQT), that completes 25 years this April, the film’s leading lady Juhi Chawla said the blockbuster was “magic which just happened”.
“It’s been 25 years…unbelievable. And it was on April 29 that the film was released. We are having a get-together with the entire cast and crew. We will be screening the film and will be watching it together after many years,” Chawla said.
Directed by Mansoor Khan and written by his father Nasir Hussain, QSQT saw the debut of Hussain’s nephew Aamir Khan and actor Juhi Chawla who went on to become superstars overnight.
“We were basically nobodies at that time and I knew that while we were shooting the film. It was so different from the films that were happening at the time; the crew would snigger and say ‘what are they making?’,” Chawla said.
“Nobody really knew it…it was magic which just happened.”
Released on April 29, 1988, the love story broke through the norm of formula films that essayed violence.
QSQT’s music also stood out from the ‘80s predilection towards disco tracks.
“He [Mansoor Khan] is the one who called us all for it. I am so thrilled because everybody kind of fell out of touch and we will be coming together after a long time,” Chawla said.
QSQT made the debutant pair a hit with the masses. Following this film, Khan and Chawla were paired together in several movies such as Love Love Love, Tum Mere Ho, Daulat Ki Jung, Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke and Ishq.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 29th, 2013.
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