Comedian Bharti Singh and writer Haarsh Limbachiyaa recently revisited a funny memory from the sets of 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani'. The couple shared the incident during a conversation on their YouTube channel.
Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri and Dharna Durga appeared as guests during the interaction. While talking about behind-the-scenes moments, Bharti and Haarsh remembered an incident that left them both shocked and amused.
The Couple did not recognise Madhuri Dixit's son
During the conversation, Haarsh revealed that
Karan Johar had invited them for a shoot linked to the Dhanlakshmi advertisement sequence shown in the film. While waiting for their turn, a young man approached them and began helping around on the set. At the time, they had no idea about his identity.
Recalling the incident, Haarsh said, "Vahan par Madhuri ma'am ka beta assist kar raha hai aur humko nahi pata. Ek sundar sa, pyaara sa ladka aaya aur pankha leke khada hawa de raha tha. Maine kaha nahi nahi beta, it's okay. Fir Karan sir aaye, 'he's Madhuri's son' ("Madhuri ma'am's son was working there as an assistant, and we had no idea. A sweet and good-looking young boy came and stood there holding a fan, fanning us.
I told him, 'No, no beta, it's okay.' Then Karan sir came and said, 'He's Madhuri's son.'")
Bharti Singh reveals their immediate reaction
Bharti then shared how both of them reacted once Karan Johar informed them that the assistant director helping them was Madhuri Dixit's son Arin. She explained that the situation suddenly became uncomfortable and funny at the same time. She said, "Uska pankha theek chal raha tha, humara andar se ulta ghumne lag gaya. Humari saari garmi chali gayi. Humari hawa tight ho rahi thi. Jab Karan sir ne btaaya, hum dono khade hogye" ("His fan was working perfectly, but inside we felt completely shaken. All our comfort disappeared. We suddenly became nervous and flustered. The moment Karan sir told us, both of us immediately stood up.") The moment reportedly left everyone around laughing.
Haarsh Limbachiyaa shares another funny detail
Haarsh further revealed that despite repeatedly requesting Arin not to continue helping them, he politely carried on doing his work. He added, "Humne pauna ghanta usko bola ki rehne do, but voh bhi karke hi gaya, hawa deke hi gaya. Main soch raha arey please yaar mat kar (For nearly 45 minutes, we kept telling him not to bother, but he still insisted on doing it and continued fanning us. I was thinking, 'Please, yaar, don't do this')."
Bharti then remembered another surprising moment from the same day.
She said, "Ek kursi kum thi toh humne kursi bhi mangwayi ek ladke se, baadmein pata chala woh Arbaaz Khan ka beta. Humko laga humare saath kya ho raha hai. Arbaaz Khan ka beta kursi de raha hai, Madhuri ma'am ka beta hawa de raha hai. Hum Bina paise liye kaam karke nikle" ("We were short of one chair, so we asked a boy to bring us one. Later, we found out that he was Arbaaz Khan's son. We were thinking, ‘What is happening with us?’ Arbaaz Khan's son was bringing us a chair, and Madhuri ma'am's son was fanning us. We ended up leaving after working for free.")
Madhuri Dixit reacts to the story
Madhuri Dixit could not stop laughing while listening to Bharti and Haarsh narrate the entire incident. During the conversation, she reportedly shared that her son had genuinely enjoyed working as an assistant director on the film. Haarsh also admitted that they had assumed star kids would carry a certain attitude. However, Arin's humble nature and simple behaviour changed that impression completely.
Directed by Karan Johar, 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' featured Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in lead roles and marked the filmmaker's return to direction.