Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon, the lead pair of the upcoming film Raabta, paid tribute to the 1995 blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) by recreating one of its scenes, featuring superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol at a railway station.
In Dinesh Vijan’s Raabta, there’s a scene where Rajput and Sanon are at a railway station. On the day of the shoot, Sanon suggested that they should re-enact the famous DDLJ train scene.
The then optional shot that was done just for fun has now made it to the final cut of the film.
Sanon said in a statement: “Raabta being a young love story and doing a little tribute to the most loved love story of Bollywood just seemed so apt. We did it for our own mad enjoyment and I can’t believe it has made its way into the film.”
Vijan said it was an “impromptu thing”.
“The scene needed to underline Kriti’s character who is dying to get one last glimpse of her lover who is leaving her. Looking back, I’m glad we shot an option of the train pulling out and Kriti running alongside it, DDLJ style. I guess it could be a humble little bow to one of our most epic love stories,” he added.
Raabta is set to release in India on June 9.
