Karan Johar revealed that many scenes of Rocky (Ranveer Singh) with his mother in Rocky Aur Ranii Ki Prem Kahaani got ‘sacrificed’ at the editing table for the larger conflicts in the film.
After seven years, Karan Johar recently made his directorial comeback with Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi. While the film opened to a positive response upon its release, a few felt that Karan who is known for strong character development in his films, had failed to explore the equation between Rocky (Ranveer Singh) and his mother Poonam (Kshitee Jog).
Recently while speaking at Express Adda, KJo addressed this criticism and shared that being a ‘mumma’s boy’ himself, he had made sure to flesh out Rocky’s relationship with his mom. Unfortunately, many of those scenes got ‘sliced’ at the edit table.
Speaking about Rocky-Poonam’s bond in the film, he revealed, “That’s where the edit of the film came in the way. There were many scenes of Ranveer and his mother which had to be cut out. There were certain sacrifices made for the larger conflicts of the film. That relationship was sliced on the editing table.”
On being asked about the possibility of a ‘hot, attractive, college-going girl’ falling in love with a ‘mumma’s boy’ in a Dharma movie, KJo said, “There are so many hot, attractive girls who love mumma’s boys. The problem arrives when they meet the mumma. Mumma’s boys are sheltered, and protected; therefore they also know how to treat their partner. I don’t think the attraction level is the problem. The problem happens when things eventually move and the mumma has to realise that that relationship is different from the one she has with her son. The problem comes when that baggage comes on to that relationship.”
According to Karan, 90 percent of Indian men are mumma’s boys while the rest 10 percent are in denial. The filmmaker said, “We are all somewhere mamma’s boys, and they have a huge influence in all our decisions, lives and in our general being.”
Talking about Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, the romantic drama so far, has minted Rs 145.15 Crore in its fourth week of release.
