Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil teaser is a THROWBACK to several of his films!

All the more reason to watch out for this film, right?

Karan Johar can take credit to giving Bollywood some of the best romantic films. And he continues to do so as he releases this new teaser of the much awaited, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. When it comes to a KJo film, we always look forward to some, well, a lot of romance and drama. That’s how he rolls, you see! Hence, Ae Dil also got our interest and we simply couldn’t let our excitement die down till we saw the teaser. But little did we know that this teaser was to put us in more trouble of anticipation of what the film really is about! Good job, KJo! You’ve done it again. We cannot wait to watch how this ensemble cast comprising of Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Fawad Khan and Anushka Sharma, bewilders and mesmerises us at the same time!

If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, we believe you to be slightly daft. However, for all those who have seen it, are you blown away? The filmmaker shared the teaser as he tweeted, “One sided love…deep friendship and heartbreak…. #AeDilHaiMushkil #ADHMTeaser” Well, the tweet itself struck a bell in our heads but we weren’t sure of what it meant until we saw the teaser. It’s easy. We were just going down the throwback road as we saw several of KJo’s past work flash in front of our eyes in the form of this teaser.

One sided love…deep friendship and heartbreak….#AeDilHaiMushkil #ADHMTeaser https://t.co/Gt2YRd7qrJ

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 30, 2016

We know damn well that Sanjay Leela Bhansali roots for love triangles and unrequited love in his films. Well, if that’s how SLB rolls, then KJo goes for one sided love! While the line of inspiration is the same but it has come to our notice how for him friendship and one sided love is the highlight in all his films. More than that are the exact scenes that are taken straight from his films! We listed down five of Johar’s films that Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’s teaser reminded us of.

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Of course, Kajol does find her soulmate in the film after an almost compromising marriage, but it was a one sided love for a really long time. Initially, how Kajol is smitten by her best friend Shah Rukh Khan and receives only brozoning in return. Finally he acknowledges her love for him and also in return, falls for her. Apart from this similarity, even a scene i.e. when Anushka drags Ranbir in the film is a lot like how Salman drags Kajol in the climax of K2H2. While it is the other way round, nevertheless, this scene is uncannily the same. Check it out below!

What we saw in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai – 

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Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
This scene is classic KJo inspired! Well, it is always the lady who turns with a look that is tailored to die for! In a lot of films by KJo, the actress turns her head and that one moment, hearts stop. This scene in Ae Dil’s teaser takes us back to KANK’s Mitwa song where they both don orange jackets and turn around as they switch on their charm! While KANK does speak about one sided love (the one between Rani and Abhishek Bachchan), here in ADHM, we’re still not sure who is afflicted with being the lover in distress. Any guesses?

What we saw in Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna – 

What Ae Dil Hai Mushkil teaser gave us – 

Student of the Year
Surprised? Don’t be. Fawad Khan’s 2 framed presence in the ADHM teaser spoke volumes of how intense and passionate his role is in the film. We even brought to your notice how his killer smile and angry man scene floored us. So yes, a similar scene occured in SOTY where Sidharth Malhotra was on the receiving end of Varun Dhawan’s anger. Who would tolerate watching his girlfriend kiss his best friend, right? So yeah, once again, we’re not sure of the situation where this fight erupts but shit does go down between RK Jr and Mr Khan! Nevertheless, Fawad looks pretty mad while we’re assuming Anushka is trying to stop the brawl.

What we saw in Student of the Year – 

What Ae Dil Hai Mushkil teaser gave us – 

Kal Ho Na Ho
Ah this one aches my heart. The moment when Preity Zinta finds out that Shah Rukh Khan is a dying man in love with her, she is as heartbroken as Saif Ali Khan is. So of course, to sort this mess and clear it out in the open, SRK runs to meet Saif and Preity separately. That running scene is very emotional. And somehow here as Ranbir runs as if in emergency speaks volumes of some catastrophe he has got to resolve. It’s either that or an epiphany. We got a lot of assumptions flying about but this scene is again, classic KJo! Remember, even in K3G, Khan runs towards home? Running is basically a very essential part of every Dharma film!

What we saw in Kal Ho Na Ho – 

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And finally, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani
This scene has touched my heart like no other! One part in Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani where Ranbir walks away from Deepika Padukone is heart-wrenching but you can feel the pain going in both their heads! I for one, could feel Kapoor’s battle between his ambition, his dreams to that of being together with his ladylove. This particular scene in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’s teaser has Ranbir strike the same kind of emotion. You see an overwhelmed Kapoor walk away with tears rolling down his eyes. A scene that instantly takes one back to Yeh Jawani’s Kabira song! Check out the gif below for then you’ll be able to make the reference!

What we saw in Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani – 

What Ae Dil Hai Mushkil teaser gave us – 

Lucky that it was no other film but his own films! This throwback was very much loved by us. Now all we gotta do is wait for Diwali when this ensemble cast will spellbind us! What are your thoughts, BollywoodLifers? Tell us in the comments section below! And stay tuned to this space for more gossips and latest updates!

 

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Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil teaser is a THROWBACK to several of his films!