Will Karan Johar’s New Web Show Be Called, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghosts?” Filmmaker Reacts
After Lust Stories, the squad of 4 - Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Anurag Kashyap – is back with Ghost Stories. This is how Karan reacted when Netflix wanted to name it “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghosts?”
Adding to its compelling slate of Indian originals, Netflix
confirmed that Ghost Stories would begin production in August. This omnibus
will see four of India’s coveted film directors helm individual stories in the
horror/supernatural genre. The stories - directed by Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar,
Dibakar Banerjee, and Anurag Kashyap -
will be thematically connected to each other and culminate in a
hair-raising end. Taking it to social media, Netflix Tweeted, “Zoya Akhtar,
Karan Johar,, Dibakar Banerjee, Anurag Kashyap. Are you screaming yet? You will
be soon. #GhostStories, coming soon, only on Netflix.”
Now replying to the tweet Karan wrote, “The squad's back together and ready to make you scream for your life! #GhostStories coming soon, only on Netflix.” When Netflix replied and asked if they can call the new series, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghosts?”, He said, “Please can you NOT”
Please can you NOT 😂 https://t.co/ynD4SiOFrg
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 1, 2019
Can we call it Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghosts? Please Karan, please?
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) August 1, 2019
Talking about the new series Zoya Akhtar said, “Working with
Netflix is a delight for any filmmaker whose story is sacrosanct. As a writer/
director, I thrive on bending genres and inverting tropes and I am so looking
forward to attempting that with a ghost story.”
Karan Johar, “I have always been mortified to watch the horror genre and have always stayed very far away from any ghost story! So to direct one is not only hugely challenging but also exceptionally exciting! Personally it’s uncharted terrain and I couldn’t have chosen a better platform and a more eclectic collective to exhibit my fear of ghosts and ghost stories! This one's going to be a nightmare for this dream team!
Love story ka , Comedy ka, tearjerkers ka, biopics ka . Sabka badla lega #GhostStories https://t.co/SxuvOYbs3t
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) August 1, 2019
Anurag Kashyap, who has collaborated with Netflix on
multiple occasions, said, “I am really looking forward to challenging myself to
make something that I have never attempted before. Also, I have never prepared
so much for anything before”
Ghost Stories is the third collaboration between Netflix and
RSVP. Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and RSVP, in association with Ashi Dua of
Flying Unicorn Entertainment, Ghost Stories will release exclusively on Netflix
and will stream to 151 million members across 190 countries at the same time.
Images Source: instagram/karanjohar
