Karan Johar insists that many continue to live under their ‘delulu’ world; says, “Delusion is a disease for which there is no vaccination”

Karan Johar, who has been one of the most hailed filmmakers of the country, called out people who continue to live under a delusion, insisting that if there was vaccination for it, he would have given the same to many in the industry. The director-producer, who started his career by giving blockbuster films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, revealed that it was only on the sets of My Name Is Khan did he realize that he knows his job as a filmmaker. In an interaction, Karan asserted the need of being realistic and mentioned how he understands why his films worked or failed.

In an interaction with trade analyst Komal Nahta on Game Changers, Karan Johar opened up about how he had this epiphany of sorts on the sets of the Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol starrer which he felt was way out of his comfort zone as a filmmaker. He said, “It was after My Name Is Khan I believed in me that I knew my job," and added, “The film was beyond my talent and outside the scope. It was beyond my ability and style. I personally felt this was a film that Mani Ratnam should have directed. I took it up as a challenge. It was at this moment when I saw a couple of shots and scenes from the film and believed that I should continue my job as a director."

While the filmmaker was then known for his romantic and family dramas, My Name Is Khan dealt with much bigger issues like autism and racial profiling which many faced in the US after the 9/11 attacks. “I strongly believed that I was lucky. I never believed that I deserved it, but one day on the sets of My Name Is Khan, I thought, ‘Maybe I know my job.’ I have always believed that I have been more fortunate than talented," he stated.

“I am a realist and I am not deluded”, he shared, indicating how many in the industry continue to live with their ‘delulu’. Karan continued, “Delusion is a disease for which there is no vaccination. If only I had that vaccine, I would have given it to several people in this industry. They are all living in delusion”. “I am very much aware of my films and know reasons behind why some of them worked and some didn’t. I am 80% realistic. Sometimes I don’t understand these people. I don’t understand whether they are lying to themselves or they believe that they made a great film. In reality, it is not. We need to understand if a film didn’t work or it’s bad. They say people didn’t understand it," he mentioned.

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