I'm doomed by the reputation of 'Koffee with Karan': Karan Johar

Ace filmmaker says he doesn't have the power to pull three Khans on his notorious talk show!

Ace Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar has finally returned to the small screen with his notorious celebrity talk show, Koffee with Karan. Recently, the director discussed the premiere of season seven of his latest offering, where he talked about the show’s reputation and how actors get especially scrutinised for making statements on Koffee with Karan.

In an interview with NDTV, Johar opened up about why Bollywood A-listers shy away from taking the coveted couch. “Actors may say the same thing somewhere else but they don't get the kind of backlash when they say it on my show. People are waiting to attack them because they said something about Koffee with Karan. I am doomed by the reputation of my show,” he said.

The Ae Dil Hai Mushkil filmmaker, being quite the socialite himself, has a certain charm. Johar gets away with asking celebrities rather personal questions which often lands them in hot waters with the public. 

 

 

 

 

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Fans were hoping Karan would be able to get Bollywood’s three Khans (Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan), together for a rare television appearance. But Johar refused, saying, “The three Khans are not coming on this season, I don't have the power to pull them. I can get them for a party but not on my show. I can't manage two also out of the three Khans.”

In the trailer for the first episode, the director invites Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt to the couch to talk about their 2019 offering, Gully Boy. The duo is next seen in Johar’s production, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. In the clip, Johar could be seen inquiring about their intimate “suhaag raat” (wedding night) scene. While Bhatt took the question in stride, her husband, Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, has refused to be on the show this season. 

Regardless fans of the show, which first aired in 2004, are keen to see the new season that will include some of Bollywood’s most talked-about celebrities, including, Kiara Advani and Shahid Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor, Ananya Panday and Vijay Deverakonda, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon.

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