‘Karan has gone back to what he does best’

Karan has changed completely from the boy I grew up with.

Today, as a film personality, he is bigger than Dharma Productions.

When he walks into a room, all heads turn. But he is still warm and loyal to his friends from school, college and work.

I’m fortunate that despite everything we have been through, I can pick up the phone and call him, knowing he will answer. If I tell him I need him to see an edit, he will come immediately.

Even today, many people, including those who loved D Day and Batla House, ask me why I don’t make another Kal Ho Naa Ho.

My answer to them is that if I could, it wouldn’t be the cult film that it is.

Funnily, Karan and I talk of collaborating all the time, but

given that, there will always be comparisons with Kal Ho Naa Ho.

If we come together after 18 years, the film should be something special.

Meanwhile, I’m waiting for Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani because I know Karan will rock the world with his next directorial.

He is very perceptive.

He understands that after the pandemic, people want to see happiness, and he has gone back to what he does best.

He owns that space and I know he will rewrite the rules and set new benchmarks in the genre.

My daughter Keya is 15, and I’m glad she will see vintage Karan Johar soon.