A chemistry graduate from St Xavier's Mumbai, Nikhil Advani wanted to make his directorial debut with a terrorism thriller.

However, he decided to kickstart his career by helming Karan Johar's story.

Advani formerly assisted Sudhir Mishra (Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin), Aditya Chopra (Mohabbatein) and subsequently assisted Johar in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.

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