On one hand you can claim that Karan Johar is probably Bollywood’s biggest star maker in every sense but, on the other hand, he himself enjoys a star status unlike anyone else in the industry. He is without a doubt a life of every party and everyone in the industry is basically in love with him and want to be a part of his ‘cool clan’. In his journey so far, the director has worn many hats and has excelled in all. A lot has been spoken and written about his career’s trajectory but the director always is unaffected by the criticism or praise and that clearly reflects in his work. So, on the occasion of this superstar director’s birthday, we list 7 things that Karan Johar taught us.
Fatherhood is the new motherhood
Karan Johar took everyone by surprise when he announced the birth of his children Roohi and Yash through surrogacy. Even the names of his two kids has an extremely special meaning behind them. Yash, is named after Karan’s father and late filmmaker Yash Johar, and Roohi, is a rearrangement of alphabets of his mother’s name Hiroo. In his recently released autobiography, An Unsuitable Boy, Karan Johar had expressed a desire to adopt a child or have a surrogate child as his old-age insurance policy.
He reveals that he’s aware of his constraints and maybe was not ready to decide on his life partner just yet which is why he went ahead and decided to fulfil his dream of fatherhood all by himself. He wrote, “I don’t know what I’m going to do about it but I feel like I would like to be a parent. I don’t know how it’s going to happen but I do feel the need because I have plenty of love to offer and I’d like to take it forward. This feeling needs a release and requires a platform. And that platform could be by being a parent. I have prepared myself mentally, physically, emotionally and logistically to ensure that my children get all the unconditional love.”
It’s ok to admit failures
Karan Johar has excelled at everything he’s tried his hands on… well almost. While there are no two ways to think about his capabilities as a director and producer, the one thing that Karan Johar didn’t do as well as he would hoped is acting. Even though Karan Johar was seen as Shah Rukh Khan’s friend in Aditya Chopra’s love saga Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, he made his full fledged acting debut with Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet, a retro themed film based on the Mumbai mafia. Apart from the fact that a director like Anurag Kashyap was directing his Bollywood debut, talents like Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma’s involvement in the project got people even more excited about the project.
However, instead of trying to find a reason to cover up for his failure in front of the screen, Karan took this shortcoming in his stride. After the release of Welcome To New York, Karan admitted that he considered himself to be a flop actor. He said, “I am a big flop actor. None of my films run. I did Bombay Velvet and Welcome to New York and both didn’t work. Nobody should cast me in any film. I should not be taken. No viability with me. I am a very big flop actor.” Now where would you find a superstar be so open about his shortcomings?
The art of apologies
Karan found himself in hot water after the controversial episode with Kangana Ranaut, after which nepotism became talk of the tinsel town. A few weeks later, Karan took a dig at Kangana at an event he hosted and people called it distasteful. It did not go down well with the industry folks too.
Later on, Karan did not only step up and apologize but also took complete responsibility of that remark. He said, “The idea of that joke was entirely mine, so I take onus of the idea of what we said. And I think we went a bit too far with the Kangana mention…I regret it.”
It is ok to switch off the Miss Congeniality mode
While he is loved by everyone, the main reason behind it is that he’s as real as one can get. Karan revealed that earlier, he felt the urge to be nice to everyone but now, it’s time for him to be more true to himself. “I feel like I don’t want to be nice to everyone anymore and I don’t want to be there for everyone like I have been before. At least a decade of my life, I have pretended to be someone else. I want to be a little more real. I have lied through my teeth sometimes, I have made fake praises and I have brushed some issues under the carpet, I don’t think pretending to be someone should be on anyone’s agenda,” Karan mentioned speaking in one his interviews.
The fear of death
Karan Johar revealed that his entire life changed after he lost his father Yash Johar. Since then, time and again that director has revealed that the biggest fear of his life is losing his loved ones. In fact, if you’ve noticed, through his films Karan always tries to connect the audience with that emotion as well since in many of his films, the protagonists or the main leads have suffered through the pain of death of a loved one. Be it Rani Mukerji in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Shah Rukh Khan in Kal Ho Na Ho or Anushkha Sharma in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, death does play a major role in many of his films.
Being unapologetic about your style
Karan Johar’s world of cinema is all about the glitz and glamour. Beautiful women, men with chiselled bodies, gorgeous locations and strong storylines are the elements of every Karan Johar film. Where Raj Kapoor’s films celebrated the common man as the hero, Karan Johar’s heroes fly in helicopters to commute and drive Lamborghinis to college. While some people might argue against his idea of cinema, he doesn’t let them affect his belief.
How to carry forward your father’s legacy
When Yash Johar passed away, Dharma Productions lost its founding father and were in desperate need of a leader. While Karan Johar was still grieving on his loss, he realised that he had a massive responsibility on his hands now. Along with direction, Karan also smartly invested in the right movies that have helped Dharma cement it’s position as one of the biggest production houses in the country today. We’re sure that Yash Chopra is proud of his son as he’s looking down on him from the heavens. He sure has done him proud.
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