Bullied or Greedy? Twitter on KJo’s Plea for ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’

Twitter debates if KJo was pressurised or it’s just his fear of the film not doing well because of the controversy.

People react to Karan Johar’s statement (Photo: The Quint)

Karan Johar recently said in a video he put out that he will not engage with talent from the “neighbouring country” in future. His statement came after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and a few single screen theatre owners threatened to ban his upcoming movie ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ from screening.

Karan Johar added that for him, his country comes first and nothing else matters. But he appealed that since this movie was filmed last year, when relations between India and Pakistan were good, the hundreds of Indians in the movie’s crew shouldn’t be made to suffer.

As soon as KJo made this statement, the social media was, obviously abuzz with reactions. While some welcomed his comments, but most people thought that he has succumbed to pressure from protesting groups.

Here are some of the reactions to Johar’s statement on Twitter:

KJo Bullied?

All Part of An Act

Many said that all his words were just part of an act since there are just less than 10 days left for the release of the movie.

This user pointed how KJo’s earlier statement contradicts his current one.

While Some Think He Did The Right Thing

After the huge hue and cry that has surrounded this movie, let’s see how it fares at the box office after it’s release next week.