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Birthday love: Karan Johar the gossip moghul

Karan Johar has access to some of Bollywood’s most influential celebrities in the film industry. Johar wears several hats in Bollywood as producer, writer and director and has created some the most memorable love stories starring some of the biggest stars including Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Rani Mukerji. Johar’s show ‘Koffee with Karan’ has become an institution that the world has come to fear and yet wonder at. He manages to get the most secretive of celebrities to reveal their deepest darkest secrets. As KaraN Johar approaches another birthday, BizAsiaLive.com looks at the scandals that ‘Koffee with Karan’ has caused with his shows.

Deepika Padukone & Sonam Kapoor
Who can forget the sassy episode where Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor combined forces to reveal all about their time in Bollywood and ex boyfriends. Ranbir Kapoor was a hot topic for both actresses as they have both allegedly dated him in the past. They both commented on Ranbir Kapoor’s infidelity issues and Sonam Kapoor said that he was forgettable like most men are. Both actresses also ganged up Katrina Kaif and Padukone cheekily commented on her nationality.

Kangna Ranaut & Saif Ali Khan
Kangna Ranaut is well known for being outspoken and her season 5 debut on ‘Koffee With Karan’ was nothing less. She came across calm and composed but she was not afraid to speak her mind when talking about her personal experiences. When she was quested by Johar about whether she had a sexual experience with a girl, Ranaut spoke extensively about a girl who had once kissed her in the past.

Kareena Kapoor Khan & Bipasha Basu Singh Grover
Kareena Kapoor Khan is one celebrity who went all out and said that Karan Johar was the ultimate gossip. When she appeared in season 2, she made a comment about John Abraham calling him ‘expressionless’. In return, when Bipasha appeared on the show, she said that Kapoor Khan had too many expressions.

Kareena Kapoor Khan & Priyanka Chopra
With Kapoor Khan having a good relationship with Johar, she was ready to reveal more on her time on the famous couch. Kapoor Khan said that she would as Priyanka Chopra where she got her accent from if she met her. Chopra, in return, when she appeared on the show said she got her accent from the same place as Kapoor Khan’s then boyfriend Saif Ali Khan.

Shah Rukh Khan
It is no secret that Shah Rukh Khan is a close friend of Johar’s and they both count each other as family. When Khan appeared on the show, he was asked by Johar what caused the rift between him and Salman Khan. Khan replied that the rift was ‘100%’ his fault and this started the epic moment where the two Khans laid their differences aside and became friends once again.

Karan Johar is a man of many talents and that is one of many reasons why Bollywood adores him. We take this moment to wish him a very happy birthday.