Filmmaker Karan Johar took a walk down memory lane on May 28. The celebrated director shared a rare throwback photo from the early 1980s featuring his mother, Hiroo Johar, and veteran actress Zeenat Aman. In a heartfelt Instagram post, Karan reminisced about a pivotal moment that sparked his lifelong relationship with fashion. The black-and-white image captures the day of a unique fashion exhibition, organised by his mother and aunts, despite none having a fashion business background. “Props to them on ambition,” wrote Johar.
Young Karan Johar photo-bombs Zeenat Aman in RARE throwback: “If you stare carefully, a star struck…”
The collection, curated in 1981, was designed by none other than a then-unknown Abu Jani, who would go on to become a leading name in Indian couture. The exhibition was titled ALKAPRI, a name derived from the initials of the organisers’ children—Alka, Karan, and Priyanka.
“Memories can be therapeutic … wanted to share this one indelible memory I have,” Karan wrote. Recalling the atmosphere of that time, he added, “I remember the innumerable lunches and chai sessions and the laughs at my residence … Abu regaled the ladies with his incorrigible humour and I used to sit in a corner and secretly enjoy the fashion and of course the gossip.”
The highlight of the event was Zeenat Aman inaugurating the exhibition, a gesture Karan remembers fondly. “If you stare carefully, a star-struck and very much in awe of ZEENAT AMAN fan has photobombed the picture! (me!),” he added with a dose of self-deprecating humour.
Reacting to the post, Abu Jani commented, “Those were the days!!!!! Such fond memories of the ladies… passion for fashion always!!” Celebrities like Kajol and Huma Qureshi also responded with red-heart emojis, echoing the emotional undertone of the memory.
Besides this, KJo recently made headlines with his appearance at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Homebound, a Dharma Productions-backed film starring Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter, and Vishal Jethwa. In addition to this, he also announced the release date of his film Dhadak 2, which stars Triptii Dimri and Siddhant Chaturvedi in the lead.
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