Karan Johar’s Shocking Revelations!
Interviews and chats with celebs is much more than what meeta the eye! Karan Johar, in his latest article for a leading news channel, while talking about the relationship between media and celebs, said that “there are things said and unsaid” from both the sides in an interview!
Terming the equation between journalists and celebs to be âvery odd but deeply committed relationshipâ in a âdysfunctional family, or a marriage,â the 44-year-old filmmaker said, âAnd, so, in most relationships, there is always that moment when you say we say âwe need to talk.â We just call them interviews. And in both cases, on both sides, there are things unsaid and said.â
Adding to this, the Dharma production honcho gave some examples to justify his thoughts.
âJournalist says: You wear many hats as a filmmaker, but why do you think itâs important to also host talk shows and judge reality shows and even dance on them? Journalist thinks : You fat fool! Have you seen yourself move? You look like Veeru Krishnan on Ecstasy meets a nauch girl in denial. And those expressions? You think theyâre sexy? Go back to that therapist you keep banging on about. Celebrity (me) says: Iâm an entertainer. Multitasking is an art form and I seem to have mastered it. As for dancing, oh thatâs just silly. I do it for the fans. Celebrity (me) thinks: I have to judge reality shows. Do you know how much they pay?? They pay much more than films do, and all I have to do is pass a few judgments and spout opinions and itâs so much easier than making an over-budgeted film with deluded, over-priced movie stars and a wardrobe budget and a set budget ALL because of these âaestheticsâ that I have to stand by for no good reason! And I have shopping of my own to do. Bigger cars than the other filmmaker so that I look rich.
Note: they always pay you more when they think you donât need it! A cupboard bursting with designer clothes because I have a sense of style to live up to. What about all these things? WHO WILL PAY?â he wrote.
Giving another example, he said, âJournalist says: Why are your comments always sexual and your analogies laden with innuendo? On the Roast and otherwise? Journalist thinks: Are you just horny, undersexed, desperate and a modern day Dada Kondke? Youâre pretending youâre very liberated, but the truth is youâre just horny! I say: Iâm a liberal person and I think weâre an evolved society and freedom of expression is something I hold very close to my heart.
Journalist thinks again: Horny! I think: Of course, Iâm bloody horny! You think itâs easy to get sex in an industry where all eyes and the paparazzi are on you? Not at all. And Iâve tried very hard. You think that casting couch exists? I have a couch in my office that Iâve stared at hoping that I can get someone on it, but no. Some sense of morality and my motherâs upbringing kicks in. But Iâve thought about it. MANY.A.TIME.â
Finally, Karan concluded his article saying that he carries no thought of divorcing his partner (here media) anytime soon as âthis is a relationship, and somewhere beneath all the resentment and rumblings and grumblings, weâre (mostly) better together.â
âSo while we may not want to kiss the bride, clearly weâre stuck: in sickness and in health, for richer (probably not for poorer), and definitely till death do us part. And since youâve seen how celebrities funerals play out, possibly a little longer than that too,â ends the article.