When Zoya Akhtar accused Karan Johar of liking a film about stalking, she thought it was ‘terrible’ and said: ‘Because you’re stupid’ Bollywood News
Karan Johar recently revealed how Zoya Akhtar taught him about the concept of stalking, while Shabana Azmi took offense to the gender politics he displayed in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
In 2023, karan johar He returned to the big screen as a director after a seven-year break with ‘Rocky Our Rani Ki Prem Kahaani’.The movie he starred in Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh In the lead roles, Dharmendra, Shabana Azmi and Jaya Bachchan also appeared in important roles. The film was a phenomenal success at the box office and earned Karan Johar a lot of praise. Recently, in an interview with Times of India, Karan revealed that the gender politics in his latest film stems from his “personal politics”, which made him aware of the concept of stalking. He even said that it was Zoya Akhtar.
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Karan said Rocky Owl Rani Ki Prem Kahani opened up to him very easily because of his personal politics that had evolved over the years.Karan Johar approves of his film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ in which he starred. shah rukh khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji had ‘flawed’ gender politics. Admitting that he was not very evolved back then, Karan also talked about how he came to know about the concept of stalking one day after Zoya Akhtar fired him.
Recalling the incident, he said that he used to mainly like movies with stalking themes. Zoya Akhtar He loved the movie, so he trembled and asked her what the problem was. At that time, she called him stupid and fired him. Later, while driving home in her car, Zoya asks him to change his mindset and educate him about the concept of stalking.
Karan Johar also said that the distorted gender politics shown in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Shabana Azmi Blow him up. He also said that while Shabana was upset about the gender politics in ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, she did not doubt the politics in ‘Rocky Orr Rani Ki Prem Kahaani’. Ta. KJo also said that her only non-negotiable condition for Shabana during the film was that she must always be well-dressed and neat, and that she asked Shabana to do her hair and makeup even when she was distraught. He also revealed that.
In the same conversation, Karan also opened up about how we often fall victim to preconceptions.
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Date first uploaded: Aug 4, 2024 13:31 IST
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