‘But Mira Rajput likes Tamasha’
3 min readHyderabadMay 22, 2026 01:11 PM IST Nearly two decades after its release, Jab We Met is being watched by a new generation: the children of the two actors who starred in it. Director Imtiaz Ali has reacted with quiet delight, and let slip a detail that changes the story slightly: Shahid Kapoor’s wife Mira is not a Jab We Met fan but prefers Ranbir Kapoor’s Tamasha or Rockstar from the director’s filmography. In a conversation with Pinkvilla, Imtiaz Ali recounted, “It makes me feel nice that Shahid’s kids and Kareena’s kids are watching their film Jab We Met. It’s the only movie I remember after the screening. I went in after the censor screening and asked what certificate they were giving it. They said clean, no arguments or anything.” Shahid Kapoor, in one of his old interviews, revealed that the first film he showed his kids was Jab We Met. Around the same time, Kareena Kapoor said it is the first film she would show her children too. Two lead actors from the …









