'His Dad Spent 5 Hours On His Close Ups', Kareena Kapoor Is Glad She Quit Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai

Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor's onscreen chemistry in 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' won millions of hearts. Kareena Kapoor had a rather intriguing start to her illustrious career in the Hindi film industry.

Kareena marked her big debut alongside Amitabh Bachchan's son Abhishek Bachchan in the war film Refugee at the age of 19.

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Kareena Was Initially Roped In For Kaho Naa Pyar Hai

But did you know that Kareena would have been romancing Hrithik in Kaho Naa Pyar Hain if not for Ameesha Patel, who actually landed the role in the hit Bollywood movie?

Well, Kareena was initially roped in for the iconic film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai which launched Hrithik Roshan in the industry.

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Kareena's Mom Babita Kapoor Pulled Her Out Of KNPH

If reports are to be believed, Kareena even shot for a brief period, but, her mother Babita Kapoor made her leave the movie and later Ameesha Patel was roped in to play Hrithik's love interest in it.

During an interview with Filmfare, Kareena Kapoor revealed that she didn't regret leaving the project and said expressed that she was indeed ¡°glad" to have quit Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai.

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Despite Kareena's debut film Refugee not performing well at the box office, she made this statement while Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai became an instant hit.

Hrithik's Father Spent Five Hours On His Close-Ups: Kareena Kapoor

According to reports, Kareena Kapoor claimed that Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai was made only for her Mujhse Dosti Karoge co-star Hrithik Roshan.

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She even went on to claim that Hrithik's father spent five hours on every frame and close-up of his to make him look perfect but did not even give his 'five seconds' to the lead female actor in the film.

"There are portions in the film where she has pimples and under-eye bags on her face. She just doesn¡¯t look beautiful, but every shot of his was a dream. If I were in the film, I would have definitely got a better deal, but I still feel that the attention would have divided between us. So, I¡¯m glad I didn¡¯t do the film," Kareena was quoted as saying in the interview.

Check out Hrithik and Ameesha Patel's sizzling chemistry in this song from Kaho Naa Pyar Hai:

She further said that even though she left the movie, there were no hard feelings between her and her co-star Hrithik Roshan.

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