Updated On: 17 August, 2024 10:30 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shahid Kapoor and Imtiaz Ali collaborated for the first time in 2007 for `Jab We Met`. Over the years, the film has developed a cult status, and rumors keep circulating time and again about a possible sequel

Imtiaz Ali, Shahid Kapoor
Imtiaz Ali is a rich man today only because of Shahid Kapoor! Don’t believe us? Join the director on the latest episode of Mid-day’s Sit With Hitlist series as he reveals how the ‘Jab We Met’ actor became his self-appointed financial advisor. Shahid and Imtiaz Ali collaborated for the first time in 2007 when the filmmaker was to cast him for a different script, but they ended up working on this narrative which became iconic.
‘Jab We Met’ revolves around Aditya Kashyap (Shahid), a heartbroken tycoon, who aimlessly boards a train after attending his ex-girlfriend`s wedding. On board, he meets Geet Dhillon (Kareena), a spontaneous girl who plans to elope with her lover and gets pulled into her rollercoaster life, gradually falling in love with her as she shows him a more fulfilling and entertaining way of living.