Karan Johar has been known for his iconic films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Student of the Year and more which have been loved by many. While KJo continues to treat us with some awesome films, the director recently stepped into the Horror genre with Netflix film Ghost Stories and we quite loved the film. As genres romance, drama-based films, and commercial films are Karan’s plus, recently in an interview, KJo revealed that he will not be directing a horror film ever again.
While we all know how great Karan Johar is with the romantic genre, the director recently opened up about his experience in stepping into the horror genre. Speaking to Hindustan Times, in an interview, Karan Johar mentioned that although he directed Ghost Stories, he will never direct a horror film ever. Sharing about how his personal connection with the film was, Karan shared that he did not connect with Horror at all and mentioned he won’t direct any film in a similar genre. Adding on further, Karan shared that Ghost Stories is his first and only Horror story that he made for Netflix. Also Read: Takht: Bhumi Pednekar Elated To Be In A Karan Johar Directorial; Says 'I Will Grow As An Artist'
Karan Johar also mentioned in his interview that he does not enjoy watching Horror and so clearly won’t enjoy making it. Sharing if Ghost Stories was a challenge, KJo revealed that directing the film was a challenge for him, because he felt like it gave him the ability to be out of his comfort zone and tell a story being uncomfortable. Adding on further, Karan thinks that every filmmaker should be, at one point, uncomfortable to tell a story because that challenges their core directorial spirit and mentioned that the horror anthology ‘Ghost Stories’ has been the most challenging schedule in his 21-year-long journey.
Karan Johar directed the fourth segment in Ghost Stories starring Mrunal Thakur and Avinash Tiwary in lead roles. Speaking about KJo’s further plans, this year, the director has films Dostana 2 and Takht in the pipeline and will be donning a director’s hat for it as well. On the production front, Karan is set to produce Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Sooryavanshi, Brahmastra and Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship.
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