Karan Johar has reportedly expressed his displeasure over rumors suggesting that he facilitated Alia Bhatt’s involvement in the film Jigra.
The controversy began when a clip from an interview with director Vasan Bala gained traction online. In the clip, Bala mentioned that Karan had sent Alia an unfinished version of his script. He voiced his frustration, stating that if he had known Alia would be receiving the script, he would have ensured it was properly formatted and edited beforehand. This comment led to widespread misunderstanding on social media, with many accusing Johar of promoting nepotism.
In response to the backlash, Karan Johar addressed the situation through an Instagram post, attempting to clarify the misunderstanding. He shared a quote by I’m Salmiah, saying, “Twitter became X and became my X a while ago… I broke up with the nauseous noise and muted the unwarranted angst … but social media is like the Lockness monster it gets to you even when you can’t see it.. so was flooded with Vasan Bala’s interview which he answered with pure innocence and so much love … the gore misinterpretation of his comment about me sending the script to Alia without his grammar checks made me laugh initially at the ludicrousness of it all but now is truly annoying me…(sic.)”
He continued, “Vasan continues to be one of my most talented and wonderful collaborators and if you see his interview and hear his tone, you will totally get it! BUT NO … much ado about nothing is all over the place…I fold my hands and tell everyone please hear and read entire interviews before making click-bait assumptions. ❤️! Loads of love to all of you… (sic.)”
