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Arjun Varain Singh: They said, throw it in the bin and start again
Updated On: 05 January, 2024 10:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan director recalls Zoya and Reema’s reaction to his first draft; expresses gratitude to them for trusting him to develop young adult drama
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Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
It all started with casual conversations. While assisting Zoya Akhtar on Gully Boy (2019) and Ghost Stories (2020), Arjun Varain Singh would chat with her about social media, and how it exasperates yet comforts the current generation. Singh remembers, “At some point, Zoya said, ‘This is a movie.’” That marked the birth of Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, which is winning praise since its release last week.
Writing the Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday and Adarsh Gourav-starrer took time. As the debutant director sat down to pen the story of three friends whose joys, deceptions and frustrations are all influenced by social media, Akhtar and Reema Kagti joined him as co-writers. “When Zoya and Reema read the first draft, they said, ‘Throw it in the dustbin and start again.’ I’m blessed they came on board as it allowed the story an outsider’s lens and made it cross-generational. But many things remained true, like two boys and one girl, and the core idea of learning to be authentic to yourself,” Singh says.
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