Karan Johar recalls his father Yash Johar being treated indifferently after his films failed to succeed; Says, ‘Failure is a bitter pill to swallow’

The director recently shared some humorous and poignant experiences from his life.

Submitted by TellychakkarTeam on Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30

MUMBAI: Karan Johar, an Indian filmmaker and producer, is a well-known figure in the movie business. The 52-year-old has frequently been in the spotlight, whether it is because of his contentious program Koffee With Karan or because of his direct and audacious remarks. The director recently shared some humorous and poignant experiences from his life.

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On the premiere episode of comedian Zakir Khan's new program, Aapka Apna Zakir, Karan Johar talked about the period in his father Yash Johar's career when he went through a difficult period. In response to the host's question about whether Karan ever felt confident that all of his movies will do well at the box office, Karan stated that he was always very concerned about losing money.

Karan Johar spoke about his father Yash saying, “I never felt that I have killed it or my film will do wonders at the box office. I feel like I will incur losses and I will come on the streets; because I am a producer’s son. My father was a production controller for 30 years and when he produced his first film, he took a very heavy loan to make Dostana, and the film worked. But after that when he made many other films and they all flopped.”

Karan spoke about the pain he saw in his father’s eyes, “When movies don’t do well, the industry reacts differently. We were invited to premieres but were given very substandard seats. Dad wouldn’t go, but he would ask me to go. And I saw that pain in his eyes of why was he invited when he couldn’t be respected. Failure is a bitter pill to swallow.”

HE concluded, “When films flop you get tagged, your failure is announced to the world and it was tough to see him go through that. He would have been very happy to see Dharma today. I feel sad that he left us very soon; he only saw 5-6 years of my journey. That is my biggest regret that he wasn’t around when Dharma was in its best phase.”

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