‘I should’ve been cast as Geet'; Hira Mani on Kareena Kapoor’s iconic role

Pakistani actor Hira Mani believes that Bollywood filmmaker Imtiaz Ali may have been inspired by her for the character of Geet in the romantic classic Jab We Met.

In a recent virtual interview with an Indian journalist, Hira shared that people often compare her to Kareena Kapoor Khan’s iconic character Geet, from Jab We Met. She said, “Everyone feels I should’ve been cast as Geet because my personality matches that character. Yes, she is somewhat like me.”

She jokingly added, “Imtiaz Ali must have met me somewhere, so he wrote that character like me.”

However, the Yeh Na Thi Hamari Qismat actor also spoke about the downside of such comparisons. 

“Even if your personality is actually like that, people think you’re trying to copy the character.” She confessed, “Yes, I do mimic her at times.”

It is worth mentioning that Imtiaz Ali’s blockbuster rom-com Jab We Met, released in 2007, is one of the most-loved Indian films of all times. Starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan as Geet and Aditya, the film was a huge success and won several major awards.