EXCLUSIVE: Does Karan Johar stalk celebrities from a fake account? Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani filmmaker responds

Speaking to Bollywood Hungama recently, the filmmaker talked at length about his career, social media, and more.

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

October 16, 2022 - 4:00 PM IST

Filmmaker Karan Johar is always making headlines. While he may have been enjoying the abundant success of Brahmastra, which was produced by Dharma Productions, he is also working on the post-production of his next directorial Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. But, earlier this week, the filmmaker took to Twitter to inform that he is leaving the platform for now. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama recently, the filmmaker talked at length about his career, social media, and more.

EXCLUSIVE: Does Karan Johar stalk celebrities from a fake account? Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani filmmaker responds

In the rapid-fire segment, when asked what he would like to give up – social media or brands, Karan Johar was quick to respond saying, “Give up social media.” When asked if he has a fake account to stalk celebrities, he said while laughing, “No… I am stalking them from my real account. I don’t have any finsta.”

Earlier this week, Karan Johar quit Twitter. His tweet read, “Making space for more positive energies only and this is step one towards that. Goodbye Twitter!”

The pandemic in 2020 saw a rise in negativity and trolling of Bollywood movies and celebs. The bigwigs were being called out for nepotism, and ganging up on outsiders, and a lot of topics led to many being brutally shredded on social media. Filmmaker Karan Johar was one of the names, who was at the receiving end of it all. He previously told Bollywood Hungama, “Bollywood went through a really tough time with all the trolling and bashing that was happening. It was not a nice time. I, particularly, felt I was right at the centre of so much negativity. It was something I never envisaged, imagined. I felt there was so much being said and written that was unfair.”

He added, “Yet, one had to chin up and move on. Because eventually, I am accountable to my company, to my mum, and my family. I just felt I had to be stronger and take it all in my stride. To be resilient was very important at that point of time. It was just so unnecessary and I am glad, we could go past that and focus on work. That’s what I did. I put all my thoughts on the work zone. Maybe not everybody came out as a stronger human being, but I’d like to say there were many.”

On the professional front, Karan Johar’s next directorial is Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. The film stars Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi. The film is slated for 2023 release. The filmmaker is also planning to direct an action entertainer with hopes to kick off the shoot in April 2023.