Karan Johar opens up about most hurtful comment as a single parent: 'It broke my heart'
Filmmaker Karan Johar shared one of the most painful moments of his life as a single parent in a recent interview. Known for his candour and emotional vulnerability, Karan admitted that a comment questioning his decision to raise children without a mother shook him to his core and made him question the very foundation of his parenthood. (Also read: Karan Johar says the biggest issue of Bollywood is 'herd mentality': Everybody wants to make horror comedies) Karan Johar reveals a harsh comment which made him question his decision to be a single parent.
In a conversation with Barkha Dutt for Mojo Story, Karan recalled being confronted with a particularly harsh remark: 'Do you realise that you have denied your children a mother?'
'That broke my heart. Because for the first time, I questioned my decision to be a single parent. I believe I can be everything for them—a parent, their mother, their father, their grandparent. I have that love in me. But that comment made me second-guess if I had done the right thing,' he said.
Karan, who became a father to twins Yash and Roohi through surrogacy in 2017, has often spoken about how fatherhood changed his life. However, this comment left him spiralling into self-doubt. He went on to share the moment of vulnerability that followed.
'That very morning, when I read that comment, I had a moment. I just broke down. I was sitting alone in my room and cried. I went into their room and asked them, 'Are you happy?' and they said, 'Yeah, very happy, Dada.' I asked them why, and they simply said, 'Because you are our Dada.'' Karan Johar's upcoming project
Karan Johar is currently hosting The Traitors, which will see its finale on 3 July on Amazon Prime. The first season of the reality show featured 20 celebrities, including Raj Kundra, Lakshmi Manchu, Sahil Salathia, Maheep Kapoor, Mukesh Chhabra, Raftaar, Elnaaz Norouzi, Jannat Zubair, Janvi Gaur, Sufi Motiwala, Anshula Kapoor, Apoorva Mukhija, Purav Jha, Nikita Luther, Sudhanshu Pandey, Harsh Gujral, Jasmine Bhasin and Uorfi Javed.
Meanwhile, Dharma Productions dropped the teaser of Sarzameen, set against the backdrop of Kashmir and featuring Kajol, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Ibrahim Ali Khan on Monday. Directed by Kayoze Irani, it is slated for an OTT premiere on Jio Hotstar on 25 July.
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