<p>Days after Karan Johar and Saif Ali Khan came under fire for their &ldquo;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/life-fun/kangana-vs-nepotism-rocks-trio-18079">nepotism rocks</a>&rdquo; remark, Saif Ali Khan wrote an <a href="http://www.wionews.com/life-fun/dna-exclusive-saif-ali-khan-writes-open-letter-over-nepotism-rocks-furore-18150">open letter </a>apologising for what he said. The controversy, however, doesn&#39;t &nbsp;end here as Kangana Ranaut has come out with her own open letter slamming the duo&#39;s comments on nepotism in Bollywood.&nbsp;<br />
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&ldquo;This morning, I woke up to one such open letter (circulating online), written by Saif Ali Khan. The last time I was deeply pained and upset about this issue was when Mr Karan Johar wrote a blog on it, and even once declared in an interview that there are many criteria for excelling in film business. Talent is not one of them. I don&#39;t know if he was being misinformed, or simply na&iuml;ve, but to discredit the likes of Mr Dilip Kumar, Mr K Asif, Mr Bimal Roy, Mr Satyajit Ray, Mr Guru Dutt, and many more, whose talent and exceptional abilities have formed the spine of our contemporary film business, is absolutely bizarre.&rdquo; she wrote.&nbsp;<br />
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The actress also commented on Khan&rsquo;s&nbsp;letter.&nbsp;<br />
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&ldquo;My dear friend Saif has written a letter on this topic and I would like to share my perspective&rdquo;, She said.&nbsp;<br />
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&ldquo;Saif, in your letter you mentioned that, &lsquo;I apologised to Kangana, and I don&#39;t owe anyone any explanation, and this issue is over.&rsquo; But this is not my issue alone. Nepotism is a practice where people tend to act upon temperamental human emotions, rather than intellectual tendencies.&rdquo; She said.&nbsp;<br />
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Ranaut even said that if Khan&nbsp;is right about &ldquo;the relationship between genetics and star kids&rdquo; she should have been a farmer.&nbsp;<br />
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&ldquo;Are you implying that artistic skills, hard-work, experience, concentration spans, enthusiasm, eagerness, discipline and love, can be inherited through family genes? If your point was true, I would be a farmer back home. I wonder which gene from my gene-pool gave me the keenness to observe my environment, and the dedication to interpret and pursue my interests&rdquo;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Read the full letter <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/kangana-ranaut-reply-farmer-comment-saif-ali-khan-karan-johar-varun-dhawan-dig-iifa-awards-2017/18443159">here</a>.&nbsp;<br />
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The actress wrote an open letter in response to Khan's letter slamming his comments on the 'relationship between genetics and star kids'

Days after Karan Johar and Saif Ali Khan came under fire for their “nepotism rocks” remark, Saif Ali Khan wrote an open letter apologising for what he said. The controversy, however, doesn't end here as Kangana Ranaut has come out with her own open letter slamming the duo's comments on nepotism in Bollywood. “This morning, I woke up to one such open letter (circulating online), written by Saif Ali Khan. The last time I was deeply pained and upset about this issue was when Mr Karan Johar wrote a blog on it, and even once declared in an interview that there are many criteria for excelling in film business. Talent is not one of them. I don't know if he was being misinformed, or simply naïve, but to discredit the likes of Mr Dilip Kumar, Mr K Asif, Mr Bimal Roy, Mr Satyajit Ray, Mr Guru Dutt, and many more, whose talent and exceptional abilities have formed the spine of our contemporary film business, is absolutely bizarre.” she wrote. The actress also commented on Khan’s letter. “My dear friend Saif has written a letter on this topic and I would like to share my perspective”, She said. “Saif, in your letter you mentioned that, ‘I apologised to Kangana, and I don't owe anyone any explanation, and this issue is over.’ But this is not my issue alone. Nepotism is a practice where people tend to act upon temperamental human emotions, rather than intellectual tendencies.” She said. Ranaut even said that if Khan is right about “the relationship between genetics and star kids” she should have been a farmer. “Are you implying that artistic skills, hard-work, experience, concentration spans, enthusiasm, eagerness, discipline and love, can be inherited through family genes? If your point was true, I would be a farmer back home. I wonder which gene from my gene-pool gave me the keenness to observe my environment, and the dedication to interpret and pursue my interests”. Read the full letter here.

With one of her own, Kangana replies to Saif's open letter

<p>To whomsoever it may concern,</p>

<p>Over the last few days, a lot has been said and written about the skit on the IIFA stage by Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan and yours truly. Let&rsquo;s first see what happened here. &ldquo;Nepotism Rocks&rdquo; was a joke on stage. It&rsquo;s not something that I wrote or something I believe in. It was a joke on ourselves, between Varun (Dhawan), Karan (Johar) and me. It was not supposed to be a big deal, but I realised at some point, that it might have offended Kangana (Ranaut). I called her and apologised personally. That should be the end of it. Everybody needs to take a chill pill and back off.</p>

<p>However, in today&rsquo;s world, apologies are made through Twitter or though some other social media platform. That, is basically apologising to your fans and the world in general, instead of apologising to the person concerned, because you don&rsquo;t want to lose support. These are the times we live in. We wish each other happy birthday or offer condolences on social media. This is another reason I don&rsquo;t want to be on any social media platform &mdash; it feels fake. As far as the issue of saying something stupid on stage goes, I&rsquo;m sure it&rsquo;s not the first or the last time I&rsquo;m going to say something stupid in an attempt to be funny. And I apologised to Kangana, so I don&rsquo;t owe anybody else an explanation. The issue is over.</p>

<p>What I can&rsquo;t seem to understand are some of the media reactions to this. While most people have been sensible, three reporters from the websites BollywoodLife, The Quint and Elle India, made a point of saying that all I did was use big words like eugenics and genetics. I think it&rsquo;s extremely relevant in a conversation on nepotism, which means family favouritism, to talk about genetics and eugenics. Eugenics means well born and in a movie context, the genes (the DNA we&rsquo;re born with, not the blue trousers we wear) of, let&rsquo;s say Dharmendra&rsquo;s son or Amitabh Bachchan&rsquo;s son or for that matter, Sharmila Tagore&rsquo;s son come into play.</p>

<p>Because people are interested in what their children will be like and whether they will have the genes of their parents, in terms of their talent. If you need another example, then take race horses. We take a derby winner, mate him with the right mate and see if we can create another grand national winner. So, in that sense, this is the relationship between genetics and star kids. Hope that&rsquo;s clear? As for the girl from Elle: I&rsquo;m sorry you found words like eugenics in a conversation about nepotism misplaced. Perhaps if you got your head out of the hemline of the actress of the month and read a book, your vocabulary might improve.</p>

<p>The real flagbearer of nepotism, I&rsquo;d say is the media. Look at how they treat Taimur, Shahid&rsquo;s daughter Misha or even Shah Rukh&rsquo;s son AbRam. They photograph them and hype them up to be the next big thing and the child has no choice. From a young age they have to deal with being celebrities, which they don&rsquo;t really deserve, before they can even speak or talk, leave alone understand what is happening.</p>

<p>So, what is nepotism? I think nepotism means when you give somebody from your family a job that somebody else is better suited for. But, is that what happens in movies? Is that what people mean when they say that there is lot of nepotism in film industry? I think perhaps what Kangana means (and again I&rsquo;m only assuming here) by nepotism is that people from Dharma or Yashraj are against people like her, who have come up the hard way without their support and that they only support their own people. Whether that is true or not I have no idea and it&rsquo;s none of my business.</p>

<p>Nepotism is probably least prevalent in the movie industry and rampant in politics and business. Nepotism in dynastic politics is a well-known and unspoken truth. It&rsquo;s the same in business. But nobody talks about that. Nepotism is Donald Trump putting his daughter in the White House rather than someone who is better qualified. Actors are the soft targets. So if you say star kids have an advantage, of course, they do. It&rsquo;s an advantage created by the press because people are interested in them. There is a curiosity to see Taimur, Sara or Ibrahim. It&rsquo;s supply and demand. People want it, media serves it. So we&rsquo;re all part of the same vicious circle in that sense.</p>

<p>What&rsquo;s at play here are three systems. Aristocracy, the rule of the best, which is what this industry is. Ruled by the best. Also, meritocracy. It is ruled by the people with the most talent and it&rsquo;s also ultimately tempered by democracy, which is people power. Nepotism cannot work in the film industry because it is a democracy. The film industry is the most fair line of work. So yes, maybe I got a chance because of my mother, but that is more genetics than nepotism. It&rsquo;s a genetic investment that the producer was making.</p>

<p>Compared to an outsider, maybe I had a better chance of meeting people, but Akshay is also an outsider. When people saw him, they gave him a chance rather than give me one because they are businessmen who can spot talent. And when a hero walks in, they know. They want to imagine me as a privileged prince and so, it&rsquo;s nice to pull me down once in a while, I imagine. For every star kid, there are many guys and girls from total non-filmi backgrounds. Take Shah Rukh Khan, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Jackie Shroff... it&rsquo;s an endless list. Everyone knows this is the only industry where a spotboy can become a superstar. And to the idiot who gave the example of Arjun Kapoor for nepotism, I would just like to say that every film he has done, has worked. He should be an inspiration as an unlikely hero, not pulled down for nepotism. And that is the reason he is here. Not because of his father or uncle. It&rsquo;s the audience that makes a film a hit, not the family members, otherwise all kinds of people would be ruling the roost.</p>

<p>Lastly, Johnny Depp once told Kate Moss &mdash; and I have forgotten his advice and I&rsquo;m never going to forget it again &mdash; Never complain and never explain. That&rsquo;s good advice, I think.</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

<p>Saif Ali Khan</p>


I apologised to Kangana, so I don?t owe anybody else an explanation, the actor wrote

To whomsoever it may concern, Over the last few days, a lot has been said and written about the skit on the IIFA stage by Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan and yours truly. Let’s first see what happened here. “Nepotism Rocks” was a joke on stage. It’s not something that I wrote or something I believe in. It was a joke on ourselves, between Varun (Dhawan), Karan (Johar) and me. It was not supposed to be a big deal, but I realised at some point, that it might have offended Kangana (Ranaut). I called her and apologised personally. That should be the end of it. Everybody needs to take a chill pill and back off. However, in today’s world, apologies are made through Twitter or though some other social media platform. That, is basically apologising to your fans and the world in general, instead of apologising to the person concerned, because you don’t want to lose support. These are the times we live in. We wish each other happy birthday or offer condolences on social media. This is another reason I don’t want to be on any social media platform — it feels fake. As far as the issue of saying something stupid on stage goes, I’m sure it’s not the first or the last time I’m going to say something stupid in an attempt to be funny. And I apologised to Kangana, so I don’t owe anybody else an explanation. The issue is over. What I can’t seem to understand are some of the media reactions to this. While most people have been sensible, three reporters from the websites BollywoodLife, The Quint and Elle India, made a point of saying that all I did was use big words like eugenics and genetics. I think it’s extremely relevant in a conversation on nepotism, which means family favouritism, to talk about genetics and eugenics. Eugenics means well born and in a movie context, the genes (the DNA we’re born with, not the blue trousers we wear) of, let’s say Dharmendra’s son or Amitabh Bachchan’s son or for that matter, Sharmila Tagore’s son come into play. Because people are interested in what their children will be like and whether they will have the genes of their parents, in terms of their talent. If you need another example, then take race horses. We take a derby winner, mate him with the right mate and see if we can create another grand national winner. So, in that sense, this is the relationship between genetics and star kids. Hope that’s clear? As for the girl from Elle: I’m sorry you found words like eugenics in a conversation about nepotism misplaced. Perhaps if you got your head out of the hemline of the actress of the month and read a book, your vocabulary might improve. The real flagbearer of nepotism, I’d say is the media. Look at how they treat Taimur, Shahid’s daughter Misha or even Shah Rukh’s son AbRam. They photograph them and hype them up to be the next big thing and the child has no choice. From a young age they have to deal with being celebrities, which they don’t really deserve, before they can even speak or talk, leave alone understand what is happening. So, what is nepotism? I think nepotism means when you give somebody from your family a job that somebody else is better suited for. But, is that what happens in movies? Is that what people mean when they say that there is lot of nepotism in film industry? I think perhaps what Kangana means (and again I’m only assuming here) by nepotism is that people from Dharma or Yashraj are against people like her, who have come up the hard way without their support and that they only support their own people. Whether that is true or not I have no idea and it’s none of my business. Nepotism is probably least prevalent in the movie industry and rampant in politics and business. Nepotism in dynastic politics is a well-known and unspoken truth. It’s the same in business. But nobody talks about that. Nepotism is Donald Trump putting his daughter in the White House rather than someone who is better qualified. Actors are the soft targets. So if you say star kids have an advantage, of course, they do. It’s an advantage created by the press because people are interested in them. There is a curiosity to see Taimur, Sara or Ibrahim. It’s supply and demand. People want it, media serves it. So we’re all part of the same vicious circle in that sense. What’s at play here are three systems. Aristocracy, the rule of the best, which is what this industry is. Ruled by the best. Also, meritocracy. It is ruled by the people with the most talent and it’s also ultimately tempered by democracy, which is people power. Nepotism cannot work in the film industry because it is a democracy. The film industry is the most fair line of work. So yes, maybe I got a chance because of my mother, but that is more genetics than nepotism. It’s a genetic investment that the producer was making. Compared to an outsider, maybe I had a better chance of meeting people, but Akshay is also an outsider. When people saw him, they gave him a chance rather than give me one because they are businessmen who can spot talent. And when a hero walks in, they know. They want to imagine me as a privileged prince and so, it’s nice to pull me down once in a while, I imagine. For every star kid, there are many guys and girls from total non-filmi backgrounds. Take Shah Rukh Khan, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Jackie Shroff... it’s an endless list. Everyone knows this is the only industry where a spotboy can become a superstar. And to the idiot who gave the example of Arjun Kapoor for nepotism, I would just like to say that every film he has done, has worked. He should be an inspiration as an unlikely hero, not pulled down for nepotism. And that is the reason he is here. Not because of his father or uncle. It’s the audience that makes a film a hit, not the family members, otherwise all kinds of people would be ruling the roost. Lastly, Johnny Depp once told Kate Moss — and I have forgotten his advice and I’m never going to forget it again — Never complain and never explain. That’s good advice, I think. Sincerely, Saif Ali Khan

DNA Exclusive: Saif Ali Khan writes open letter over 'Nepotism rocks' furore

<p>Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan and Saif Ali Khan have&nbsp;apologised for their &quot;nepotism rocks&quot; remark at the IIFA award ceremony in New York. The trio was panned on social media for taking a dig at Bollywood star&nbsp;Kangana Ranaut openly at the award ceremony.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kangana Ranaut had called Karan Johar&nbsp;&quot;flag bearer of nepotism&quot; after she featured in the director&#39;s TV show&nbsp;&#39;Coffee with Karan&#39;.&nbsp;Although&nbsp;Karan did not react to the remark&nbsp;on the show, later in an interview said&nbsp;Kangana should leave Bollywood if she had so many problems.&nbsp;</p>

<p>At the IIFA award ceremony, Saif Ali Khan addressed actor&nbsp;Varun Dhawan and said,&quot;You are here because of your Papa!&quot; To that Varun replied that &quot;And you&#39;re here because of your Mummy.&quot;</p>

<p>Karan Johar joined the duo and said &quot;I am here because of my Papa.&quot; Then all three of them shouted &quot;Nepotism Rocks&quot; together.&nbsp;Linking the nepotism remark&nbsp;with Karan&#39;s previous encounter with Kangana, actor Varun Dhawan said, &quot;There was a song in your film <em>Bole </em> <em>choodiyan</em> <em>, bole kangana</em>..&quot; Karan after this said&nbsp;&quot;Kangana <em>naa hi bole </em><em>toh</em><em> </em><em>achha</em><em> hai </em>Kangana <em>bahut</em><em> bolti hai</em>. (It&rsquo;s better Kangana doesn&rsquo;t say anything, she talks a lot).</p>

<p>The &quot;nepotism rocks&quot; remark created a huge social media storm. The three Bollywood biggies decided to&nbsp;apologise three days&nbsp;after the incident. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Actor Varun Dhawan posted his apology on Twitter, Karan Johar and Saif Ali Khan&nbsp;expressed their regret over the nepotism remark to various TV channels.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Karan Johar told a TV channel:&nbsp;&quot;Of course I don&#39;t believe that &#39;nepotism rocks&#39;. Of course, I believe that only talent rocks. If anything that rocks, it&#39;s your talent, hard work and conviction. It&#39;s the energy you bring to your job. What we said was meant to be a joke, which I think has been misplaced, misunderstood and I think it went wrong. I regret it.&quot;</p>

<p>While Saif Ali Khan defensively came out to say, &quot;It was just a joke and nothing more to be read into. But now I feel had we given it more thought, we could&rsquo;ve really finished this ongoing public discourse on nepotism more decisively.&rdquo;</p>

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Karan, Saif and Varun were blasted on social media for jokingly declaring 'nepotism rocks' at the IIFA ceremony in New York.

Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan and Saif Ali Khan have apologised for their "nepotism rocks" remark at the IIFA award ceremony in New York. The trio was panned on social media for taking a dig at Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut openly at the award ceremony. Kangana Ranaut had called Karan Johar "flag bearer of nepotism" after she featured in the director's TV show 'Coffee with Karan'. Although Karan did not react to the remark on the show, later in an interview said Kangana should leave Bollywood if she had so many problems. At the IIFA award ceremony, Saif Ali Khan addressed actor Varun Dhawan and said,"You are here because of your Papa!" To that Varun replied that "And you're here because of your Mummy." Karan Johar joined the duo and said "I am here because of my Papa." Then all three of them shouted "Nepotism Rocks" together. Linking the nepotism remark with Karan's previous encounter with Kangana, actor Varun Dhawan said, "There was a song in your film Bole choodiyan , bole kangana.." Karan after this said "Kangana naa hi bole toh achha hai Kangana bahut bolti hai. (It’s better Kangana doesn’t say anything, she talks a lot). The "nepotism rocks" remark created a huge social media storm. The three Bollywood biggies decided to apologise three days after the incident. Actor Varun Dhawan posted his apology on Twitter, Karan Johar and Saif Ali Khan expressed their regret over the nepotism remark to various TV channels. I express my apology and regret .. I am extremely sorry if I have offended or hurt anyone with that act.. — Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) July 18, 2017 × Karan Johar told a TV channel: "Of course I don't believe that 'nepotism rocks'. Of course, I believe that only talent rocks. If anything that rocks, it's your talent, hard work and conviction. It's the energy you bring to your job. What we said was meant to be a joke, which I think has been misplaced, misunderstood and I think it went wrong. I regret it." While Saif Ali Khan defensively came out to say, "It was just a joke and nothing more to be read into. But now I feel had we given it more thought, we could’ve really finished this ongoing public discourse on nepotism more decisively.”

Karan Johar's 'nepotism rocks' defence: 'I believe that only talent rocks'

<p>The world is celebrating Father&#39;s Day and so are our Bollywood&nbsp;celebs. Many of them took over Twitter and Instagram to wish their fathers on this special day.</p>

<p>Karan Johar, film director and producer, wished his father Yash Johar today. His father Yash Johar passed away in 2004, but that didn&#39;t stop him from expressing his love.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">A father is just a mother in denial....he too wants to nurture..to hug..to hold..he was taught not to...let&#39;s change that..<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HappyFathersDay?src=hash">#HappyFathersDay</a></p>
&mdash; Karan Johar (@karanjohar) <a href="https://twitter.com/karanjohar/status/876317143914041348">June 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Tiger Shroff, who is working on his next movie titled Munna Michael, also took the time to wish his father Jackie Shroff on Twitter. Jackie Shroff is a veteran actor of over 100 movies.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">So lucky to be his son...n so unlucky to try n take his legacy forward.<a href="https://twitter.com/bindasbhidu">@bindasbhidu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bestdad?src=hash">#bestdad</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bestfriend?src=hash">#bestfriend</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hugeshoestofill?src=hash">#hugeshoestofill</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/happyfathersday?src=hash">#happyfathersday</a> <a href="https://t.co/I4ujPjBYwc">pic.twitter.com/I4ujPjBYwc</a></p>
&mdash; Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/iTIGERSHROFF/status/876337975507861504">June 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Shraddha Kapoor, daughter of the famous Bollywood comic actor Shakti Kapoor, also wished him on Twitter&nbsp;by posting a GIF.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My baapu!No one can make me laugh the way you do!Nothing matters more than seeing you smile..making you proud.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HappyFathersDay?src=hash">#HappyFathersDay</a> Love you ?? <a href="https://t.co/04ydy9IVFi">pic.twitter.com/04ydy9IVFi</a></p>
&mdash; Shraddha (@ShraddhaKapoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShraddhaKapoor/status/876366182558957568">June 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Athiya Shetty, who made her Bollywood debut in Hero, a romantic action co-directed by Salman Khan, showed her love to her father Suniel Shetty on Twitter.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Happyfathersday?src=hash">#Happyfathersday</a> to my biggest strength n greatest weakness. I love u even when I don&#39;t express it enough.Thank u for encouraging my madness <a href="https://t.co/NRCErQg9eH">pic.twitter.com/NRCErQg9eH</a></p>
&mdash; Athiya Shetty (@theathiyashetty) <a href="https://twitter.com/theathiyashetty/status/876325040936988672">June 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Vikas Khanna, one of the top&nbsp;chefs in India and the judge of Master Chef India, uploaded a picture of the Museum of Kitchen which is yet under construction and wished his father who passed away two years ago.</p>

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In your loving memory <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MuseumofKitchenArts?src=hash">#MuseumofKitchenArts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HappyFathersDay?src=hash">#HappyFathersDay</a> <a href="https://t.co/8puDILT78K">pic.twitter.com/8puDILT78K</a></p>
&mdash; Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheVikasKhanna/status/876311035711549442">June 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Boman Irani also took to Twitter to wish his mother on the occasion of Father&#39;s Day.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wished my Mother a Happy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FathersDay?src=hash">#FathersDay</a> .<br />
A grand lady, who played both roles with equal measure......to this very day.</p>
&mdash; Boman Irani (@bomanirani) <a href="https://twitter.com/bomanirani/status/876283508838289408">June 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Armaan Malik, one of India&#39;s youngest singer who has earned his fame through&nbsp;&quot;Main Hoon Hero Tera&quot;, also posted a lovely picture on Twitter for his father.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HappyFathersDay?src=hash">#HappyFathersDay</a> to the coolest dad in the world <a href="https://twitter.com/daboomalik">@daboomalik</a>! love you ??????? <a href="https://t.co/XlvZHwGAF9">https://t.co/XlvZHwGAF9</a> <a href="https://t.co/JpAI8UTE6C">pic.twitter.com/JpAI8UTE6C</a></p>
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<p>Alia Bhatt, the Bollywood Diva, daughter of film director Mahesh Bhatt, posted on Instagram wishing him on the special day.</p>

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<p>Seems like the celebs are having a blast. Hope you all have a very Happy Father&#39;s Day as well.</p>

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Bollywood celebrities take over social media on Father's Day

The world is celebrating Father's Day and so are our Bollywood celebs. Many of them took over Twitter and Instagram to wish their fathers on this special day. Karan Johar, film director and producer, wished his father Yash Johar today. His father Yash Johar passed away in 2004, but that didn't stop him from expressing his love. A father is just a mother in denial....he too wants to nurture..to hug..to hold..he was taught not to...let's change that..#HappyFathersDay — Karan Johar (@karanjohar) June 18, 2017 × Tiger Shroff, who is working on his next movie titled Munna Michael, also took the time to wish his father Jackie Shroff on Twitter. Jackie Shroff is a veteran actor of over 100 movies. So lucky to be his son...n so unlucky to try n take his legacy forward.@bindasbhidu #bestdad #bestfriend #hugeshoestofill #happyfathersday pic.twitter.com/I4ujPjBYwc — Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) June 18, 2017 × Shraddha Kapoor, daughter of the famous Bollywood comic actor Shakti Kapoor, also wished him on Twitter by posting a GIF. My baapu!No one can make me laugh the way you do!Nothing matters more than seeing you smile..making you proud.#HappyFathersDay Love you ?? pic.twitter.com/04ydy9IVFi — Shraddha (@ShraddhaKapoor) June 18, 2017 × Athiya Shetty, who made her Bollywood debut in Hero, a romantic action co-directed by Salman Khan, showed her love to her father Suniel Shetty on Twitter. #Happyfathersday to my biggest strength n greatest weakness. I love u even when I don't express it enough.Thank u for encouraging my madness pic.twitter.com/NRCErQg9eH — Athiya Shetty (@theathiyashetty) June 18, 2017 × Vikas Khanna, one of the top chefs in India and the judge of Master Chef India, uploaded a picture of the Museum of Kitchen which is yet under construction and wished his father who passed away two years ago. Though everyday belongs to you. In your loving memory #MuseumofKitchenArts #HappyFathersDay pic.twitter.com/8puDILT78K — Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) June 18, 2017 × Boman Irani also took to Twitter to wish his mother on the occasion of Father's Day. Wished my Mother a Happy #FathersDay . A grand lady, who played both roles with equal measure......to this very day. — Boman Irani (@bomanirani) June 18, 2017 × Armaan Malik, one of India's youngest singer who has earned his fame through "Main Hoon Hero Tera", also posted a lovely picture on Twitter for his father. #HappyFathersDay to the coolest dad in the world @daboomalik! love you ??????? https://t.co/XlvZHwGAF9 pic.twitter.com/JpAI8UTE6C — ARMAAN MALIK (@ArmaanMalik22) June 18, 2017 × Alia Bhatt, the Bollywood Diva, daughter of film director Mahesh Bhatt, posted on Instagram wishing him on the special day. Thanks daddy for sharing your DNA, now we're both fabulous!! The core of all my inspiration!!!! I love you my friend ????#happyfathersday A post shared by Alia ??? (@aliaabhatt) on Jun 17, 2017 at 10:00pm PDT × Seems like the celebs are having a blast. Hope you all have a very Happy Father's Day as well.

Bollywood celebs wish their dads on Father's Day

<p>t has been three weeks that&nbsp;<a href="http://aninews.in/keysearch/keyword-search/ss-rajamouli.html">SS Rajamouli</a>&#39;s magnum opus &#39;<a href="http://aninews.in/keysearch/keyword-search/baahubali-2.html">Baahubali 2</a>: The Conclusion&#39; has hit the screens and since then, it has done nothing but break every record at the box office.</p>

<p>And, the movie is still unstoppable.</p>

<p>The movie&#39;s official Twitter handle shared the news of the film crossing the magical figure of Rs 1,500-crore worldwide.</p>

<p>They captioned the snap, &quot;It&#39;s getting Bigger and Bigger... SUCH A REMARKABLE MILESTONE!! THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT! #1500CroreBaahubali.&quot;</p>

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<p>Karan Johar, one of the producer of the movie took to Twitter and shared the news that the film&#39;s Hindi dubbed version has created history as it has earned more than Rs&nbsp;450 crore at the domestic box office.</p>

<p>He captioned the snap, &quot;The HINDI version of #BaahubaliTheConclusion marches past the 450 crore mark! The worldwide MANIA continues!!!! #Baahubali1500cr.&quot;</p>

<p>The film went past the worldwide record of &#39; PK&#39; at Rs. 743 crore in just six days.</p>

<p>The movie stars Prabhas in the titular role and has Rana Daggubati, Ramya Krishnan and Sathyaraj in other pivotal roles.</p>

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SS Rajamouli's magnum opus has amassed a record Rs 450 crore in its Hindi version itself

t has been three weeks that SS Rajamouli's magnum opus 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' has hit the screens and since then, it has done nothing but break every record at the box office. And, the movie is still unstoppable. The movie's official Twitter handle shared the news of the film crossing the magical figure of Rs 1,500-crore worldwide. They captioned the snap, "It's getting Bigger and Bigger... SUCH A REMARKABLE MILESTONE!! THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT! #1500CroreBaahubali." It's getting Bigger and Bigger... SUCH A REMARKABLE MILESTONE!! THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT! #1500CroreBaahubali pic.twitter.com/C7htwLDxS7 — Baahubali (@BaahubaliMovie) May 19, 2017 × Karan Johar, one of the producer of the movie took to Twitter and shared the news that the film's Hindi dubbed version has created history as it has earned more than Rs 450 crore at the domestic box office. He captioned the snap, "The HINDI version of #BaahubaliTheConclusion marches past the 450 crore mark! The worldwide MANIA continues!!!! #Baahubali1500cr." The film went past the worldwide record of ' PK' at Rs. 743 crore in just six days. The movie stars Prabhas in the titular role and has Rana Daggubati, Ramya Krishnan and Sathyaraj in other pivotal roles. (ANI)

Baahubali 2 becomes first Indian movie to earn Rs 1,500 crore worldwide

<p>Bollywood director Karan Johar has become a father to twins --a baby boy and a girl -- who were born through surrogacy.</p>

<p>Karan Johar has become a single father of twins - a baby boy and girl - who were born through surrogacy and the filmmaker says he is &quot;enormously blessed&quot; to be a parent.</p>

<p>The ecstatic filmmaker said he was enormously blessed to be a parent, PTI reported.</p>

<p>&nbsp;&quot;I am ecstatic to share with you all the two most wonderful additions to my life, my children and lifelines; Roohi and Yash. I feel enormously blessed to be a parent to these pieces of my heart who were welcomed into this world with the help of the marvels of medical science,&quot; Johar, 44, said in a statement.</p>

<p>Karan Johar has named his daughter Roohi and his son Yash, after his late father Yash Johar.</p>

<p>The &quot;Ae Dil Hai Mushkil&quot; filmmaker says he took the emotional but well thought out decision considering all the responsibilities and duties that come with being a parent.</p>

<p>&quot;In order to arrive at this decision, I have prepared myself mentally, physically, emotionally and logistically to ensure that my children get all the unconditional love, care and attention from me and mine. I have submitted to the fact that my children are my world and priority.&quot;</p>

<p>The filmmaker says he is prepared for the fact that his work, travels and social commitments will back seat now that he is a parent.</p>

<p>&quot;By the grace of God, I have the most caring and supportive mother who will be an integral part in the up-bringing of her grandchildren and of course, friends who are family,&quot; he says.</p>

<p>The filmmaker thanked the surrogate mother and says he is eternally grateful to her as she has fulfilled his &quot;lifelong dream and provided a warm, loving and nurturing environment to my children before bringing them into this world.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;She will always remain in my prayers. Finally, a big thank you to Dr Jatin Shah for his guidance and support and for being like a family member through this wonderful and exciting journey,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>Karan Johar had earlier expressed a desire to adopt or have a surrogate child in his autobiography, &quot;An Unsuitable Boy&quot; which released in January this year.</p>

<p>Last year, actor Tusshar Kapoor welcomed a baby boy, who was born through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy.</p>

<p>Karan Johar&#39;s friend, actor Shah Rukh Khan&#39;s third child, AbRam, was also born through surrogacy in 2013.&nbsp;</p>

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Karan Johar said he took the decision considering all the responsibilities and duties that come with being a parent

Bollywood director Karan Johar has become a father to twins --a baby boy and a girl -- who were born through surrogacy. Karan Johar has become a single father of twins - a baby boy and girl - who were born through surrogacy and the filmmaker says he is "enormously blessed" to be a parent. The ecstatic filmmaker said he was enormously blessed to be a parent, PTI reported. "I am ecstatic to share with you all the two most wonderful additions to my life, my children and lifelines; Roohi and Yash. I feel enormously blessed to be a parent to these pieces of my heart who were welcomed into this world with the help of the marvels of medical science," Johar, 44, said in a statement. Karan Johar has named his daughter Roohi and his son Yash, after his late father Yash Johar. The "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" filmmaker says he took the emotional but well thought out decision considering all the responsibilities and duties that come with being a parent. "In order to arrive at this decision, I have prepared myself mentally, physically, emotionally and logistically to ensure that my children get all the unconditional love, care and attention from me and mine. I have submitted to the fact that my children are my world and priority." The filmmaker says he is prepared for the fact that his work, travels and social commitments will back seat now that he is a parent. "By the grace of God, I have the most caring and supportive mother who will be an integral part in the up-bringing of her grandchildren and of course, friends who are family," he says. The filmmaker thanked the surrogate mother and says he is eternally grateful to her as she has fulfilled his "lifelong dream and provided a warm, loving and nurturing environment to my children before bringing them into this world." "She will always remain in my prayers. Finally, a big thank you to Dr Jatin Shah for his guidance and support and for being like a family member through this wonderful and exciting journey," he said. Karan Johar had earlier expressed a desire to adopt or have a surrogate child in his autobiography, "An Unsuitable Boy" which released in January this year. Last year, actor Tusshar Kapoor welcomed a baby boy, who was born through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy. Karan Johar's friend, actor Shah Rukh Khan's third child, AbRam, was also born through surrogacy in 2013. (WION with inputs from PTI)

Acclaimed Indian director Karan Johar welcomes twins through surrogacy

<p>After receiving heaps of praise from the who&#39;s and who of Bollywood, when Shah Rukh Khan was congratulated by director friend Karan Johar for his performance in &quot;Raees&quot;, the superstar quipped, saying &quot;now you should also make an intense action film&quot;.</p>

<p>Johar wrote on Twitter, &quot;Congratulations Bhai!! @iamsrk... You are just amazing in the film!! Congratulations team #raees @ritesh_sid @FarOutAkhtar @rahuldholakia.&quot;</p>

<p>To this Shah Rukh replied, &quot;Now you should also make an intense action film. You have it in you. Dishoom Dishoom Hota Hai.&quot;</p>

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<p>Karan went on to write, &quot;Uh... If you promise to ghost direct it! Am on!!!!!&quot;</p>

<p>And Shah Rukh in his inimitable style responded, &quot;I have always directed ur action scenes. Every scene where I run furiously after the ladies and hold their hand!!&quot;</p>

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<p>Karan later revealed that it was Shah Rukh who was instrumental in directing the memorable basketball scenes from their first movie together in 1998&#39;s &quot;Kuch Kuch Hota Hai&quot;.</p>

<p>&quot;Haha!! That&#39;s true and it&#39;s time to tell everyone you directed the basketball scenes in kuch kuch as well!!!&quot; Karan tweeted.</p>

<p>Brimming with another idea, Shah Rukh wrote back saying, &quot;So maybe a sports film as well. Ae Dangal Hai Mushkil yahaan...&quot;</p>

<p>Karan playfully participated, thanking him for helping him explore various genres, other than love stories.</p>

<p>&quot;Your (sic) widening my genre choices Bhai!!! You know versatility is not my strength!!!!&quot; he replied.</p>

<p>Shah Rukh then chided Karan for playing it cool and wrote, &quot;Now now don&#39;t be modest. You are so versatile your last three films&#39; name didn&#39;t start with a &#39;K&#39;.&quot;</p>

<p>This tweet by SRK earned a few laughs by Karan.&nbsp;</p>

<p>(PTI)</p>


Karan Johar congratulated SRK for his performance in 'Raees', to which he replied, 'Now you should also make an intense action film'

After receiving heaps of praise from the who's and who of Bollywood, when Shah Rukh Khan was congratulated by director friend Karan Johar for his performance in "Raees", the superstar quipped, saying "now you should also make an intense action film". Johar wrote on Twitter, "Congratulations Bhai!! @iamsrk... You are just amazing in the film!! Congratulations team #raees @ritesh_sid @FarOutAkhtar @rahuldholakia." To this Shah Rukh replied, "Now you should also make an intense action film. You have it in you. Dishoom Dishoom Hota Hai." Now u should also make an intense action film. U have it in u. Dishoom Dishoom Hota Hai. https://t.co/KbJbdgycQS — Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 26, 2017 × Karan went on to write, "Uh... If you promise to ghost direct it! Am on!!!!!" And Shah Rukh in his inimitable style responded, "I have always directed ur action scenes. Every scene where I run furiously after the ladies and hold their hand!!" I have always directed ur action scenes. Every scene where I run furiously after the ladies and hold their hand!! https://t.co/T6vgITRlFw — Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 26, 2017 × Karan later revealed that it was Shah Rukh who was instrumental in directing the memorable basketball scenes from their first movie together in 1998's "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai". "Haha!! That's true and it's time to tell everyone you directed the basketball scenes in kuch kuch as well!!!" Karan tweeted. Brimming with another idea, Shah Rukh wrote back saying, "So maybe a sports film as well. Ae Dangal Hai Mushkil yahaan..." Karan playfully participated, thanking him for helping him explore various genres, other than love stories. "Your (sic) widening my genre choices Bhai!!! You know versatility is not my strength!!!!" he replied. Shah Rukh then chided Karan for playing it cool and wrote, "Now now don't be modest. You are so versatile your last three films' name didn't start with a 'K'." This tweet by SRK earned a few laughs by Karan. (PTI)

When Shah Rukh Khan asked his buddy Karan Johar to direct an action film

<p>The ban on Pakistani actors has become a thorny issue for the Indian film industry. Filmmaker Karan Johar on Tuesday said he was hurt on being labelled &quot;anti-national&quot; ahead of the release of his controversial film &quot;Ae Dil Hai Mushkil&quot; starring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After facing threats by political parties in Maharashtra of vandalising theatres over the screening of the film, Karan said he would not engage with talent from Pakistan &quot;in the circumstance&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In a video statement, the director said: &quot;Remained silent because of deep sense of hurt that I felt, that there are a few people who actually believe that I am being anti-national. I need to say this and I say this with strength that for me this country comes first,&quot; Karan said.</p>

<p>&quot;Nothing else matters to me but my country. I have always felt that the best way to express your patriotism is to spread love and that is all I have done through my work.&quot;</p>

<p>Karan, who spearheads the Dharma Productions, said he respects the Indian Army for their unending commitment and everything they do to protect the nation. However, he also appealed that the efforts of his 300-member Indian crew must be considered before hindering the release of the movie.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier in the day, the producers of the film - Fox Star Studios and Dharma Productions - met the Mumbai police commissioner to seek police protection after the political outfit Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) threatened to physically hurt Karan Johar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Police commissioner Dattatray Padsalgikar and joint police commissioner (law and order) Deven Bharti assured the team full protection ahead of the release. Ashok Dudhe, the DCP of Mumbai Police, has come out in support of ADHM and said, &quot;We, Mumbai Police, will provide adequate protection to cinema theatres as and when required.To maintain law and order, we will provide protection to every cinema theatre in the city.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt, who is the president of The Film and Television Producers Guild of India, further said: &quot;Why are we Indians fighting one another? We are one, we are Indians, let us not get fragmented and let the terrorists feel that they have won by separating us. I know they are upset, we are also upset but we are helpless as the movie has already been made.&quot;</p>

<p>After much speculation over the release or a complete ban on the movie, the filmmakers have decided to stick to the initial schedule. The movie will hit cinemas worldwide on October 28.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier, the political party had given an ultimatum to Pakistani artists to leave the country, in response to the terror attack on the Indian Army in Uri, Kashmir last month.</p>

<p>(WION with inputs from agencies)<br />
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Industry veterans sought police protection after political parties threaten to vandalise theatres showing films starring Pakistani actors

The ban on Pakistani actors has become a thorny issue for the Indian film industry. Filmmaker Karan Johar on Tuesday said he was hurt on being labelled "anti-national" ahead of the release of his controversial film "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" starring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan. After facing threats by political parties in Maharashtra of vandalising theatres over the screening of the film, Karan said he would not engage with talent from Pakistan "in the circumstance". In a video statement, the director said: "Remained silent because of deep sense of hurt that I felt, that there are a few people who actually believe that I am being anti-national. I need to say this and I say this with strength that for me this country comes first," Karan said. "Nothing else matters to me but my country. I have always felt that the best way to express your patriotism is to spread love and that is all I have done through my work." Karan, who spearheads the Dharma Productions, said he respects the Indian Army for their unending commitment and everything they do to protect the nation. However, he also appealed that the efforts of his 300-member Indian crew must be considered before hindering the release of the movie. Earlier in the day, the producers of the film - Fox Star Studios and Dharma Productions - met the Mumbai police commissioner to seek police protection after the political outfit Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) threatened to physically hurt Karan Johar. Police commissioner Dattatray Padsalgikar and joint police commissioner (law and order) Deven Bharti assured the team full protection ahead of the release. Ashok Dudhe, the DCP of Mumbai Police, has come out in support of ADHM and said, "We, Mumbai Police, will provide adequate protection to cinema theatres as and when required.To maintain law and order, we will provide protection to every cinema theatre in the city." Filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt, who is the president of The Film and Television Producers Guild of India, further said: "Why are we Indians fighting one another? We are one, we are Indians, let us not get fragmented and let the terrorists feel that they have won by separating us. I know they are upset, we are also upset but we are helpless as the movie has already been made." After much speculation over the release or a complete ban on the movie, the filmmakers have decided to stick to the initial schedule. The movie will hit cinemas worldwide on October 28. Earlier, the political party had given an ultimatum to Pakistani artists to leave the country, in response to the terror attack on the Indian Army in Uri, Kashmir last month. (WION with inputs from agencies)

Indian filmmaker Karan Johar says won't work with Pakistani talent

Filmmaker Karan Johar has spoken up against a regional party in Maharashtra which has told Pakistani artistes to leave India in the aftermath of the deadly attack on an Indian Army base in Uri, Kashmir.<br />
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In an interview to NDTV, the filmmaker said that while he understood the anger in the country, boycotting artistes from Pakistan was not a solution and the creative industry must not be made a &quot;soft target&quot; in times like these.<br />
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&quot;I understand the anger and the anguish that surround us and I empathise, my heart bleeds for the lost lives. There is nothing that can justify this terrible feeling of terror. Then you are faced&nbsp;with a situation such as this. If this was truly a solution, one would take it. But this is not a solution. I don&#39;t believe it is. The larger forces have to come together and sort the situation and this cannot be banning talent or art,&quot; PTI quoted the director as saying.<br />
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&quot;I am not somebody who can find the answer. I am nobody in that scheme of things. I am just a filmmaker, telling a love story. Today I feel, I am a vulnerable soft target. I have faced it, felt the repercussions of it in the past and I have constantly combated that,&quot; he added.<br />
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KJo, as he is popularly called in India, spoke out after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) issued an ultimatum to Pakistani artistes like Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan to leave India within 48 hours, failing which the MNS would push them out.<br />
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Asked how he would deal with such threats, the 44-year-old said he said he felt &quot;vulnerable and scared&quot; and that people must look at the larger perspective and find the answer.<br />
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&quot;I don&#39;t know... I beseech everyone to look at it holistically and understand the situation, that there is a larger situation here and it has nothing to do with banning talent. Let&#39;s look at it from a larger perspective and find the answer.<br />
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He added that creative people sometimes feel so frustrated that they &quot;just want to fold their hands and say &#39;Leave us alone&#39;.&quot;<br />
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Karan Johar has given Bollywood some of its biggest hits including Kal Ho Na Ho, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, My Name Is Khan and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.<br />
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A regional party had told actors Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan to leave India within 48 hours, failing which they would push them out

Filmmaker Karan Johar has spoken up against a regional party in Maharashtra which has told Pakistani artistes to leave India in the aftermath of the deadly attack on an Indian Army base in Uri, Kashmir. In an interview to NDTV, the filmmaker said that while he understood the anger in the country, boycotting artistes from Pakistan was not a solution and the creative industry must not be made a "soft target" in times like these. "I understand the anger and the anguish that surround us and I empathise, my heart bleeds for the lost lives. There is nothing that can justify this terrible feeling of terror. Then you are faced with a situation such as this. If this was truly a solution, one would take it. But this is not a solution. I don't believe it is. The larger forces have to come together and sort the situation and this cannot be banning talent or art," PTI quoted the director as saying. "I am not somebody who can find the answer. I am nobody in that scheme of things. I am just a filmmaker, telling a love story. Today I feel, I am a vulnerable soft target. I have faced it, felt the repercussions of it in the past and I have constantly combated that," he added. KJo, as he is popularly called in India, spoke out after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) issued an ultimatum to Pakistani artistes like Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan to leave India within 48 hours, failing which the MNS would push them out. Asked how he would deal with such threats, the 44-year-old said he said he felt "vulnerable and scared" and that people must look at the larger perspective and find the answer. "I don't know... I beseech everyone to look at it holistically and understand the situation, that there is a larger situation here and it has nothing to do with banning talent. Let's look at it from a larger perspective and find the answer. He added that creative people sometimes feel so frustrated that they "just want to fold their hands and say 'Leave us alone'." Karan Johar has given Bollywood some of its biggest hits including Kal Ho Na Ho, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, My Name Is Khan and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. (WION)

Karan Johar against 'exit India' ultimatum to Pakistan artistes

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