In a video posted on his Facebook page, Imtiaz Ali revealed quite a few interesting details about what inspired him to write the film, the scene that made him believe that the film will *actually* get made, and the story behind the famous 'Ratlam ki galiyon' mein sequence.
The film was actually inspired by a friend of Imtiaz's who was pretty depressed.
Imtiaz told him that instead of sulking, he should write a script instead. The friend came up with a one-line idea of a man wanting to kill himself. Imtiaz then combined it with one of his own ideas -- a girl on a train. The combination of these two tracks resulted in what is today, Jab We Met.
Quite surprisingly, Imtiaz finished the entire script of JWM in two and a half days flat!
Watch him talk about the film below.
