Aahana Kumra was ‘HEARTBROKEN’; recalls not getting credit as casting assistant for ‘My Name Is Khan’

Aahana Kumra, who has worked in several movies recently, talked about working as a casting assistant for Karan Johar's film 'My Name Is Khan', starring Shah Rukh Khan. The actress stated that she was not mentioned in the credits of the film. However, she also acknowledged that she had a great time working on the movie. Let's take a look at what she has to say.

Aahana Kumra shares she was not credited as casting assistant for 'My Name Is Khan'

In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, talking about working on Karan Johar's 'My Name Is Khan', Aahana Kumra shared, "Mera naam nahi dala gaya tha, dalna chahiye tha—casting assistant (My name was not mentioned; they should have added it—casting assistant)." She added, "Nahi dala hum logon ne (We didn't add the name)."


The actress shared that she was "quite heartbroken" at that time since it was her first job. Kumra stated that her name was sent. She said, "I am not sure why, but waise kaise casting hoti hai badi films ki—'My Name Is Khan' (I am not sure why, but how the casting of a big film like 'My Name Is Khan' happens)."

The actress acknowledged that she had a great time casting that film and added, "Woh mera pehla experience tha casting mein (That was my first experience in the field of casting)."

Aahana Kumra on working as a casting assistant for 'My Name Is Khan'

In the same interview, Aahana Kumra shared that while working for Karan Johar's production house, she took auditions of a lot of people in the city.

Talking about the fun part of her work, she said that even Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra were working as assistant directors. She shared that Jr Dhawan used to talk to the team a lot because he was an AD. She said, "I remember the first time I met Sidharth Malhotra and Ekta. I was in a room, and it was very intimidating."

She recalled that Karan Johar was a big deal for her at that time when she was just starting. The actress further clarified that the filmmaker is still a big thing for her. Elaborating further, she said that KJo asking her about which actor she liked for a particular role left her overwhelmed.

For the unversed, 'My Name Is Khan' starred Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles. Released on February 12, 2010, the film became a huge blockbuster.