Imtiaz Ali revealed he initially doubted the potential of his 2007 hit _Jab We Met_, admitting he wrote the script purely for personal entertainment.
Imtiaz Ali wrote 'Jab We Met' for fun
Jun 13, 2026
04:48 pm
What's the storyImtiaz Ali, the acclaimed director of the 2007 blockbuster Jab We Met, has confessed that he never thought his film was "good enough to be made."
In an interview with PTI, he revealed that he wrote the script for personal entertainment while working on his directorial debut, Socha Na Tha.
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