Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol recently celebrated a landmark moment in their respective careers as they unveiled a life-size statue of their iconic characters, Raj and Simran, in London’s famous Leicester Square. The event marked the 30th anniversary of their beloved film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. The two superstars flew to London for the occasion and later spoke with BBC Asian Network. During the interview, Shah Rukh was asked why, despite being such close friends with Kajol, he hadn’t appeared on her recent talk show, Too Much with Kajol & Twinkle, which she co-hosted with Twinkle Khanna.
In response, Shah Rukh explained that a recent shoulder injury while filming King had prevented him from attending. “I’m doing a film right now, so I told her, and I think I was injured too, I had broken my shoulder. I felt really bad, I would have loved to have come on it.” He added with his trademark wit, “But except for the food-eating part, there’s just so much food to eat there. Really too much.”
He went on to apologise to Kajol and Twinkle Khanna and said, “I’m so sorry to you and to Tina as well. I should have been on the show. Just to let you know, I have seen all of them. In my penance, I wasn’t on the show, so now I have to see all of them.”
Kajol and Twinkle’s reality show, which featured some of Bollywood’s biggest names, including Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal, has frequently made headlines due to the hosts’ candid remarks. One notable controversy arose when Kajol suggested that marriage should have an expiry date. She said, “I definitely think so. What says you will get married to the right person at the right time? So, you should have a renewal option. And if there’s an expiry date, then we don’t have to suffer for too long.”
