Aug 11, 2024 06:44 PM IST
Karan Johar revealed how his father suffered losses as a producer and how he was once insulted at an awards function.
In the first episode of comedian Zakir Khan’s new show ‘Aapka Apna Zakir’, Karan Johar spoke about his late father Yash Johar. Karan revealed how he has seen his father struggle as a producer and how he was disrespected in the industry. (Also Read: Karan Johar remembers ‘the most solid, selfless’ father Yash Johar on 20th death anniversary)
what did Karan say?
During the show, when Karan was asked if he knows in advance how his films will fare at the box office, the producer said in Hindi: “I never felt that I have made a splash at the box office or that my film will be a huge success at the box office. I think I will run into losses and be on the road; because after all I am a producer’s son. My father was a production controller for 30 years and when he made his first film, he took a huge loan to make Dostana and the film worked. After that when he made many more films, they all flopped.”
“I’m sad he left us so soon.”
Talking about a special incident, Karan said, “We were invited to the premiere but we were given very poor seats. So my father didn’t go but he asked me to come. I saw the pain in his eyes that why was he invited when he couldn’t be honoured. Failure is a bitter pill to swallow. When films flop your failure is announced loudly and it was very tough to see him go through all of that. He would have been very happy to see Dharma where it is today. I am sad that he left us so early that he only saw my journey of 5-6 years. My biggest regret is that he wasn’t with us when it was at its best.”
Yash Johar died of cancer on 26 June 2004 at the age of 75. In 1976, Yash Johar founded his banner Dharma Productions. After his death, Karan Johar took over the production house. His most recent release was Bad News.
