{"id":766019,"date":"2026-06-28T16:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/766019\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T16:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:07:14","slug":"sadiya-siddiqui-i-was-already-drowning-in-love-for-shah-rukh-khan-31-years-after-kabhi-haan-kabhi-naa-sadiya-siddiqui-reveals-why-she-initially-turned-down-the-film-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/766019\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadiya Siddiqui: ‘I was already drowning in love for Shah Rukh Khan’: 31 years after ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’, Sadiya Siddiqui reveals why she initially turned down the film | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'I‘I was already drowning in love for Shah Rukh Khan’: 31 years after ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’, Sadiya Siddiqui reveals why she initially turned down the film Sadiya Siddiqui<\/a> has revisited one of the most memorable chapters of her career with an unexpected confession about ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’. The actor, who played Shah Rukh Khan<\/a>‘s younger sister Nikki in Kundan Shah<\/a>‘s beloved romantic drama, admitted that she initially resisted the role because she was hopelessly smitten with the superstar. In fact, she had her heart set on playing his romantic interest instead.<\/p>\n

A childhood crush made the role difficult to accept<\/p>\n

When Sadiya was approached for ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’, she was already familiar to audiences through the Doordarshan serial ‘Humrahi’. Director Kundan Shah cast her as Shah Rukh Khan’s on-screen sister, but the young actor wasn’t thrilled with the idea.Explaining why she turned down the offer at first, Sadiya shared with SCREEN, \u201cWhen I was called for the film, I was already drowning in love for Shah Rukh Khan. It was complete love. I wouldn\u2019t even see anyone else. I loved him, and I still love him.\u201dShe even told the filmmaker the real reason behind her hesitation.\u201cBecause I don\u2019t have those feelings for him. And in my eyes, you\u2019ll see the real feelings, and that wouldn\u2019t work. I was surprised I had the courage to say that so directly to him. So, he started laughing.\u201d<\/p>\n

She tried convincing the director to cast her as Anna<\/p>\n

Instead of playing Nikki, Sadiya hoped she could portray Anna, the female lead eventually essayed by Suchitra Krishnamoorthi. Believing she could change Kundan Shah’s mind, she arrived the next day dressed to appear older than her age.Recalling the amusing incident, she shared, \u201cThe next day, I picked out my best dress. I did makeup and curled my hair. I was looking like a cartoon, a little girl trying to look older. He laughed and said, \u2018No, you\u2019ll play the sister.\u2019 He didn\u2019t give me a choice of not doing the role.\u201dDespite her disappointment, Sadiya said she eventually embraced the character and relied on her acting skills to separate fiction from reality.\u201cIt was very difficult, but see, I\u2019m a good actor. I had different feelings for him in my heart, but my eyes would tell a different story. My eyes would say he\u2019s my brother.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shah Rukh Khan’s warmth stayed with her long after the film<\/p>\n

Although she never confessed her admiration to Shah Rukh Khan, Sadiya said his kindness left a lasting impression. One memory she cherishes is from the shoot of a beach sequence, when the actor noticed she had been sitting under the harsh sun.She remembered, \u201cWhen Shah Rukh came back, he asked me, \u2018Why are you sitting in the sun? Go, sit in the car and have some water.\u2019\u201dYears later, the duo met again at a dubbing studio, and Sadiya was touched that Shah Rukh instantly recognised her.\u201cI saw Shah Rukh standing there. I thought he wouldn\u2019t remember me. He said, \u2018Sadiya?\u2019 I said, \u2018You remember me?\u2019 He said, \u2018Of course, I remember you.\u2019 He hugged me, and I hugged him back. I wouldn\u2019t miss that chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every reunion reminded her why she admired him<\/p>\n

Sadiya also recalled meeting Shah Rukh during another professional visit, where she accidentally walked into his makeup room while looking for a washroom. The actor said he greeted her warmly and made her feel completely at ease.Sharing the memory, she said, \u201cHe said, \u2018Hiiii! How are you? You want to eat?\u2019 I said, \u2018No, I\u2019ve eaten. I wanted to use the washroom.\u2019 He said, \u2018Yes, please go.\u2019 This is many years of meeting him. So, that\u2019s Shah Rukh Khan.\u201dLooking back, Sadiya’s memories of ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’ are filled with laughter, nostalgia and admiration for her co-star, whose warmth off-screen, she says, has remained unchanged over the years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"‘I was already drowning in love for Shah Rukh Khan’: 31 years after ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’, Sadiya…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766020,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,364944,134,167997,364945,364941,344,364942,364940,364943,7146,364946],"class_list":["post-766019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-doordarshan","tag-entertainment","tag-kabhi-haan-kabhi-naa","tag-kabhi-haan-kabhi-naa-cast","tag-kundan-shah","tag-movies","tag-nostalgic-bollywood-films","tag-sadiya-siddiqui","tag-sadiya-siddiqui-interview","tag-shah-rukh-khan","tag-shah-rukh-khan-memories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}