Filmmaker and producer Karan Johar has broken his silence on accusations that he is responsible for “destroying careers.” Speaking at Raj Shamani’s podcast, Johar dismissed the “flagbearer of nepotism” tag and questioned why his efforts to launch outsiders are overlooked, highlighting his commitment to nurturing new talent.
Karan Johar CLAPS BACK at “career-destroyer” tag: “I can give you detailed data about the number of outsiders we’ve launched”
Addressing the criticism, Johar expressed frustration with the narrative that paints him as a career destroyer. “I suppose negativity travels and positivity doesn’t… It has become fashionable to hate on me. They blame me for this and that. The positive perspective that I have about this is this: love me or hate me, don’t be indifferent to me. If you’re discussing me, it means that I matter. I have worked with everyone. I can give you detailed data about the number of outsiders we’ve launched. But nobody talks about it,” Karan asserted.
He further explained, “Look at Adarsh Gourav, he’s such a talented actor. He started out with My Name is Khan. We mounted a Rs 52 crore film on his shoulders; the list also includes technicians such as production designers, creatives, we’re all in this together. I’ve encouraged them, and they’re doing wonderful work today. But nobody is interested in looking at this.” KJo continued, “If I have launched 20 outsider directors, they’re meant to be the captains of the ship, then why are you only focusing on the stars. An actor isn’t the sole component behind the success of a film. If I say that a film has worked only because of the star, then I am diminishing the work of the 100 people who’ve worked on the film.”
Concluding his thoughts, Karan said, “If you can discredit me for launching a nepo-kid, then why can’t you credit me for launching an outsider director? Why? Tell me why? Why is this credit not given to me? This year alone, you’ll only talk about the star kid I’ve launched, and you’ll talk about Janhvi Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday, but you won’t talk about Lakshya Lalwani. Why don’t I get the credit for this? I don’t want it, but I’m only raising this question.”
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