


TinaĪn integral character in the universe, Tina (played by Rani Mukherjee in the movies) dies very early on in the story. Karan Johar didn’t include the large Swastika neck tattoo that comic book Anjali got to impress a neo-nazi she had become obsessed with and made her wear sarees instead of the Oompa Loompa suits comic Anjali preferred. The grown-up version of Anjali, however, was vastly different than how she was in the comic books. But because Kajol, the actress who played older Anjali in the movie, is allergic to bleach, they removed the streaks bit from the character’s look. In the comic books, Anjali had blonde streaks in her bob because of a bleaching accident. When Anjali was shown in college, she pretty much looked exactly how she did in the movies, except for the hair. Karan Johar did a pretty remarkable job of keeping most of the character’s physical traits, including the metallic locket with the ‘cool’ pendant and a long tail that he kept hidden cleverly using different props. He singlehandedly made basketball unsexy and said words like ‘squeeze me’ unironically. Played by Shah Rukh Khan in the movie, the male lead plays an important role in the comic books. Here are some of the most iconic Kuch Kuch Hota Hai characters as they were in the movie vs the comic books… Rahul The plot revolved around a dead mom leaving some letters for her daughter that would go on to ruin a wedding after a few years. Karan Johar’s debut film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was incidentally based on the first comic book in the universe, titled ‘Dead Mom Writes Some Letters and Ruins Weddings’. Some of the main characters had to be altered to fit into the movie universe and to set up the ultimate ensemble movie where they all come together to fight a dangerous villain. While the director stays true to the different storylines and characters that featured in the comic books, there have been some noticeable changes in the characters from what they were in the movies vs how they were in the original comic books.

When Karan Johar launched his ambitious ‘Beautiful People Doing Dumb Stuff in Beautiful Buildings’ universe in 1998, he offered fans to see their favourite comic book characters come to life on the big screen.
