Karan Johar’s brutally frank take on his cinema, A-list friends – and himself!
When you think Karan Johar, many words come to mind.
Insecure is not one of them.
Yet, in a riveting and remarkably open conversation at Algebra, Karan revealed a side of him virtually unknown in the public domain as he bared his heart, from vanity to insecurity; unrequited love; creative and commercial impulses; and most recently, the cauldron of unshared love that has led him to become a single parent.
Karan may be arguably one of the country’s most popular filmmakers but his films only begin to hint at his intelligent, complex inner life – a man whose self-awareness does not prevent him from being vulnerable to the most universal of fears and anxieties.
The more nuanced a conversation, the harder it is to encapsulate – do yourself a favour and watch the full session above, and while you’re at it, order a copy of Karan’s autobiography here.
