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| Karan Johar, Yash Johar |
Filmmaker Karan Johar has always conveyed his love and
affection towards his parents Hiroo Johar and late Yash Johar. The director has
opened up about his feelings towards them, the loss of his father and how life
has shaped after dad along with his mothers and twins Roohi and Yash.
In a media communication with a leading tabloid, Karan Johar
writes, "My life has always revolved around my parents. They have always
been my world, my universe. I am in my forties now and have never ever thought
of living alone. I am the only child and we have been a strong unit of three
members. When my father was diagnosed with cancer and I knew he was dying, I
was shattered. I felt like the epicentre of that unit was crumbling.
When I hear of families fighting, of children taking their
parents to court over property, of parents being dumped, I cannot comprehend
it. I don’t want to be judgmental, but I cannot understand or imagine a life
without my parents. They are the only ones who give us unconditional love."
He further revealed, "Living with my parents is a
strong part of my fabric, my DNA. I don’t understand movies like Baghban (in
which parents are not wanted by their own children) and will never be able to
make such a film. It’s an alien concept. I had my father pinch my cheeks even
when I was 30 and when I was well into my teens, it struck me that, may be, I
should stop sitting in his lap.
I lost my father in 2004 and I’m still struggling with the
loss. When my father, Yash Johar, was dying, he kept telling us he didn’t want
to leave us and go. My mother and I cried a lot. We still do. I walk into her
room and even today, I find her talking to his photograph. I have conversations
with him, in my head, on a daily basis. He gives me strength and completes me
in every way. I lost my father but gained a god for life.
My world collapsed for a long time after I saw my father’s
remains being consumed by the electric crematorium. The thought of feeding him
to an oven haunts me till today."
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