Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, a popular Bollywood film starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary on May 31.To commemorate this significant milestone, the entire cast of the movie, along with director Ayan Mukerji, came together for a joyful reunion.
In a series of photos shared on social media, we saw Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin, and Aditya Roy Kapur, who portrayed the lead characters of Naina, Bunny, Aditi, and Avinash, respectively.The cast members were all dressed in black and posed happily for the pictures.Director Ayan Mukerji took to Instagram to share these photos, captioning them with “Last night.”
The reunion was not limited to the cast alone; producer Karan Johar, Siddharth Roy Kapur, actor Kunal Roy Kapur, and music composer Pritam were also present to join in the celebration.
Dharma Productions, the film production company, also shared the reunion photos on their social media accounts, expressing that nothing changes between friends.They expressed, “Nothing ever changes between friends, guys.#10YearsOfYJHD #YehJawaaniHaiDeewani”.
Deepika Padukone, who portrayed the character of Naina, shared some photos herself and quoted a dialogue from her character, saying, ”Memories are like a box of sweets.Once you open it, you cannot stop at one – Naina Talwar.”
Fans eagerly reacted to the photos, expressing their nostalgia and excitement.One fan expressed, “It feels like yesterday, even after 10 years of YJHD.” Another fan conveyed, “This is the reunion we’ve all been longing for.”
The enthusiasm among fans even led to demands for a sequel.One fan requested, “petition to make YJHD 2.” Another fan pleaded, “Pleaseee make YJHD 2.”
To mark this significant milestone, Ayan Mukerji penned a heartfelt note, describing Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani as his “second child” and expressing immense pride in what they achieved with the film.He stated that making the movie was one of the greatest joys of his life and expressed gratitude for the perfect and imperfect aspects that made it what it is.
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani tells the story of Naina, a medical student (played by Deepika Padukone), who reunites with her school friends Kabir, aka Bunny (played by Ranbir Kapoor), Aditi (played by Kalki Koechlin), and Avinash (played by Aditya Roy Kapur) during a hiking trip to the Himalayas.The film received immense love from both critics and audiences and became a blockbuster hit.