Lalit Pandit reacts to ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ magic at the Indonesian delegation – “It was a wonderful gesture and a wonderful idea” – Exclusive |

A delegation from Indonesia sang ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai‘, the ageless love duet from Karan Johar’s film of the same title, at the banquet hosted by President Droupadi Murmu in honor of Prabowo Subianto, President of Indonesia at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The delegation included senior Indonesian ministers.
Lalit Pandit who composed the song with his brother Jatin reacts, “I was pleasantly surprised when people and friends starting sending me the video of the Indonesian delegation singing my song ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ at the dinner that our honourable President had hosted for the Indonesian president and his delegation.”
“I felt so honoured that our song was selected by the Indonesians to sing to make the evening enjoyable and to show our Indian people at the dinner their connection to our nation! People clapped and there was an immediate connection with all the people that were there from Indonesia. I think it was a wonderful gesture and a wonderful idea from the delegation to sing this beautiful song of ours,” he continued.
For Lalit what made ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ the film truly memorable was the music.
“‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ was indeed a great film and had a completely different vibe from anything that happened earlier in the film industry. Karan Johar wrote a great script and directed brilliantly with his own personal style and brought a change to Indian cinema. It had a great storyline, fantastic actors, and was produced lavishly from all points of view, but what makes a film really memorable eventually is its music,” he concluded.