Kareena and Alia on the present. (Courtesy: YouTube)

New Delhi:

Karan Johar is again with one other episode of Koffee With Karan 8, and it actually could not “get more PHAT than this”. IYKYK. After three enjoyable episodes, KJo welcomed the “loveliest queens” Kareena Kapoor and Alia Bhatt on the popular talk show. How did it go? Let’s simply say, beans have been spilled on the Koffee sofa. Kareena was seen being her regular enjoyable self, particularly through the rapid-fire spherical. After claiming that she would not have area for destructive phrases like “envy” and “jealousy” in her life, Kareena was requested, “Do you consider Deepika Padukone as competition?” Surprised by the query, Kareena confirmed, “Me?” To this, KJo asserted, “Yes, you.” Replying to this, Kareena candidly stated, “No, I think this is Alia’s question for her rapid fire. Not for me. I don’t know why am I being asked this question?”  After listening to Kareena’s reply, Alia added, “Please not at all. No, why would she [Deepika Padukone] be [my competition]? She [Deepika Padukone] is my senior. There is no competition.” 

ICYMI, Deepika Padukone’s identify was uttered greater than as soon as throughout Kareena Kapoor’s rapid-fire spherical. Next, Karan Johar asked Kareena Kapoor who based on her is “the better Sanjay Leela Bhansali muse” amongst Deepika, Alia [Bhatt] and Aishwarya Rai [Bachchan]. Listening to the query, Alia was fast to inform Kareena, “Please don’t say my name. Just take anybody else’s name.” Channelling her inside diva, Kareena quipped, “I still have a chance to work with him. So…” leaving each KJo and Alia amused along with her response. Karan Johar added, “Achha, agayi na line pe [Okay, you are back on track.]”

For the unversed, Kareena Kapoor was Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first choice for his 2013 film Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela. During his interplay with Karan Johar on the primary episode of Koffee With Karan 8, Ranveer Singh revealed that Kareena Kapoor was imagined to play Leela within the adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Ranveer stated, “Ram Leela was supposed to happen with me and Kareena Kapoor in the lead. The set was ready. One week before the roll, for some reason, Kareena had to exit the film.” The actor added that Deepika Padukone then got here on board and made the function her personal.

Ranveer Singh defined, “Then we were sitting and wondering who to cast. And Cocktail (2012) had just happened (released). So there was a discussion with  Sanjay Leela Bhansali, all the ADs and myself in the office, about who we should take. And I was batting for team Deepika [Padukone], because I just saw Cocktail, and she got cast.”

Loyal Koffee With Karan followers would additionally do not forget that Deepika Padukone herself had addressed Kareena Kapoor’s tendency to let go of seemingly good scripts. In season 4 of the present,  Deepika was requested what she thinks Kareena would have achieved if she had not been in present enterprise. Deepika stated in a blink, “Charity”. It took a couple of seconds for KJo and Priyanka Chopra to understand that Deepika was referring to Kareena refusing good scripts that different stars would go on to do.

The first visitors on Koffee With Karan 8 have been Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. They have been adopted by sibling duo Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, and Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday. The present is accessible for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.