Karan Johar marks five years of Anushka Sharma, Ranbir Kapoor starrer 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'

Filmmaker Karan Johar on Thursday celebrated five years of his hit romantic drama "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", a movie, he stated, is extraordinarily near his coronary heart. The movie was headlined by Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, with an prolonged look by Pakistani star Fawad Khan. "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" chronicled the story of Alizeh and Ayan, performed by Sharma and Kapoor respectively, and the journey of their friendship and love.

Apart from the performances by its leads, the movie was appreciated for its chartbuster soundtrack by music composer Pritam and lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya. Johar took to Instagram and posted a video, which stated the movie "redefined love".

"Of love, friendship, heartbreak and everything in between! The power of ek tarfaa pyaar (one-sided love) grows stronger with all your love and passion too. A film, a story, an album, a cast and team that is close to my heart #5YearsOfADHM," the 49-year-old filmmaker wrote.

It was Johar's sixth characteristic directorial. The movie launched through the 2016 Diwali weekend, clashing with Ajay Devgn-starrer "Shivaay". "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", nonetheless, was mired in controversy upon its launch. It confronted threats from numerous political outfits -- together with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) -- as a result of it featured Khan. The outfits stated Pakistani artistes wouldn't be allowed to work in India submit the Uri terror assault.

Johar needed to ultimately concern an apology and promise he wouldn't "engage with talent" from Pakistan to allow a clean launch for the movie.

"Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" marked the final Bollywood outing of Khan, who enjoys an enormous fan following within the nation due to his well-liked TV reveals "Zindagi Gulzar Hai" and "Humsafar". The actor additionally starred in "Kapoor & Sons", backed by Johar's Dharma Productions which launched the identical 12 months in March.