India and Pakistan may not be at war, but we Indians and Pakistanis have started warring. We are sending actors back home, banning films; they are asking for Harappan statues to be returned. The MNS in Maharashtra has made it a party line to impose a ban on Karan Johar’s upcoming Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. It has been a couple of weeks of unsolicited brouhaha. But somewhere, amidst all the frenzy, KJo was nowhere to be heard.
Until now. Karan Johar has recently released a sombre sounding, almost confessional video about how he felt, and how he feels, and how he wants to feel. Here’s what he said, and what he actually meant.
The Honest Karan Johar Confession video is a not-so-nuanced way of saying this:
Karan bhai, not cool. You should have held your resolve and not given into pressure. MNS wale aatey, teen din jhamela karte, chauthe din chale bhi jaatey. And why undermine the support of people and the film fraternity? No body abandoned you. And saying you won’t hire Pakistani actors anymore, extolling the virtues of the Indian army – basically the whole apology thing – really not cool.
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