Celeb Karan Johar is one of the finest filmmakers of Hindi film industry. The director has united with the biggest of actors and made iconic films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, My Name Is Khan and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, to name a few. Presently, his production houses Dharma Productions and Dharmatic are working on over a dozen projects concurrently.
In a media chat, the director-producer who turned 50 last month, opened up on how he celebrated his birthday, his thoughts on stardom and so much more. When Karan was questioned about the evolution of stardom and how it has changed, in the industry, he frankly told, “Stardom? There is no stardom”. On being asked again whether the phenomenon of stardom still exists, he counter questioned by telling, “Where?”. He remained firm on his statement and told that there is popularity in Bollywood but isn’t stardom. He revealed, “The magnetism, the mystery, mystique, aura, I don’t think this generation has it. They are wonderful artists, but do they have the magic and mystery that I grew up in?”. He gave an example of what stardom felt like as he remembered instances where actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar, and Shah Rukh Khan got heads turning as they entered into parties, and he stated that that’s what stardom and glory felt like to him.
Karan pointed out that the present generation is easier, casual, accessible, and available on a daily basis which finally resulted in their loss of mystery. He exclaimed how Shah Rukh Khan was able to make his presence felt at the filmmaker’s 50th birthday party and was successfully able to leave an impression on the younger lot and even his peers.
On the work front, Karan Johar is presently
working on Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt,
Shabana Azmi, Jaya Bachchan, and Dharmendra.
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