‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ remains one of the most loved films Preity Ribbonthe route of Interestingly, the role that was so closely associated with him was offered to him early on Kareena Kapoor Khanhe admitted that he had missed the film before.An old clip Coffee with Karan has surfaced online again, showing Preity’s candid reaction to Kareena’s comments about Preity giving up on the film.the director Karan Joharthe film reportedly went to Preity after Kareena demanded a remuneration equal to that of Shah Rukh Khan. During the chat, Karan asked Preity, “Kareena was the first choice for the film, so how did you feel, really, you know, kareena kapoorshoes for the movie?Preity responded with a memorable analogy and said, “I mean, you go to a store, you try on jeans and they fit you. But if you don’t buy them, that doesn’t mean they’re your jeans. The next person who comes, who tries and buys, belongs to that person.’He also added, “I remember when you called me and I said, ‘Okay, can I hear the script?’ Once I heard the script, I said, ‘Why doesn’t Kareena want to do this film?’ And then it was everything, Kareena was the first choice, Preity Zinta was the second choice. And Kareena was saying that, ‘I said no’. So I said, ‘Okay, thank you, Kareena. It doesn’t matter, in any case, this film was in my destiny.’He was also present in the episode Saif Ali KhanKaran asked her, “And you thought it would be Kareena or her, who would be better Naina?”Saif replied, “I mean, now that I’ve seen the film, I can’t imagine anyone else but Preity leading that part.”The casting saga led to a fallout between Karan Johar and Kareena Kapoor Khan, straining their friendship over the years. The two finally reconciled when they collaborated again in Kurbaan, which also starred Saif Ali Khan.
