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Indian Express
2 days ago
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- Indian Express
Karan Johar says will have to move to London with friends if their WhatsApp group chats come out: ‘We may not be able to continue living in our city'
On his controversial chat show Koffee with Karan, host Karan Johar has often referred to his fiercely guarded WhatsApp groups with fellow Bollywood celebrities. One of them being 'GUTS,' where the filmmaker breaks down airport looks and red carpet appearances of his industry colleagues with friends Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, and Rhea Kapoor among others. During a recent event in London, when an audience member asked Johar to publish a book on those WhatsApp chats, Johar responded cheekily. 'If anyone ever got access to those WhatsApp groups about me and many of my friends in the fraternity, I think we would have to move to London. We may not be able to continue living in our city,' he said. In the interview with Mojo Story, Johar explained further, 'Because let me tell you, they are very candid, honest, and sometimes very b*tchy analysis of our immediate environment and what is going on. We are fashion critics, we are movie critics. We are critics of everything in that group. Everyone has an opinion, and none of us can ever put those opinions out there.' In the same chat, Johar revealed he's part of not only these gossip groups on WhatsApp, but also some serious ones as the single parent of his kids Yash and Roohi. 'It can be very daunting, and also hilarious when you're on two WhatsApp groups with 30 mothers on one and 32 mothers on another. They're in two divisions: A and B,' Johar explained. 'Every morning, I wake up to these 62 amazing women saying 'Ladies!' And I say, 'Hello? I'm also on this WhatsApp group!' But they're so nurturing and helpful. They've really helped me through some tough times because I really don't know. Whenever I go to a parent-teacher meeting, I'm always doing two roles (as a father and a mother) and hearing for both of them. That's the joy of having twins,' he added. Johar became a father to Yash and Roohi in 2017 via surrogacy. Also Read — Karan Johar recalls how troll saying 'you've denied your kids a mother' made him cry: 'I asked my five-year-olds if they're happy' Johar is a published author as Penguin Random House released his memoir An Unsuitable Boy in 2016. It was co-authored by Johar and journalist Poonam Saxena. On the work front, Johar will next direct his first series for Netflix India. His last directorial was the 2023 hit family comedy Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in lead roles.
Indian Express
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Karan Johar denies using Ozempic, reveals secret behind drastic weight loss: ‘One meal a day for seven months; no glucose, no lactose, no gluten'
For months, filmmaker Karan Johar's massive physical transformation has been attributed to Ozempic, a diabetes drug whose side effects include drastic weight loss. Several Bollywood celebrities have experienced transformations in recent months, but none of them has ever admitted to having used Ozempic. In an interview, Karan Johar denied taking the drug, and said that he'd have found a way to monetise it if he were actually using it. Karan opened up about the diet that he has been on, and said that he has always suffered from a condition known as body dysmorphia. Appearing on Raj Shamani's podcast, Karan was asked about the Ozempic rumours, and he said, 'I've always been battling the bulge. I've been on about a thousands diets, I've done 500 kinds of workouts. For some reason, I was never able to lose weight. The needle simply wouldn't move. I discovered that I had an underlying thyroid condition, and this was affecting my weight. People keep saying I'm on Ozempic, and I'm tired of it. You don't know my truth, and I'm not interested in telling you my truth.' Karan said that he doesn't want to get into the details of his long and unhealthy relationship with his body, but revealed that he has never felt better physically. 'I've never felt more confident in my skin. It gives me nothing but joy. After 52 years, I feel confident.' Karan said that even though he has lost a lot of weight, he still struggles to look at his body without despising it. He said that his body dysmorphia caused a lot of emotional stress, in addition to physical discomfort. Asked why people deny having used the drug, Karan said, 'If you do the emotional mathematics of my life, I'm a single parent with two kids. I haven't hidden anything. I've written a book called An Unsuitable Boy, in which I revealed details about my life that I never had before. I don't hide the biggest truths about my life, will I hide this? Will I hide having taken Ozempic or Mounjaro? Do the emotional mathematics yourself. Why would I hide this? If I'd used it, I would've openly said so, and I'd have advised others as well.' Karan joked that he might even be signed as a brand ambassador for Ozempic. 'I'll find a way to monetise it. I will try and leverage it if I want to. If you feel like spreading these rumours, go ahead Mounjaro, the Ozempic equivalent available in India, is a once-weekly injection that has already been approved by India's drug regulator. It is priced at Rs 4,375 ($50.67) for a 5 mg vial, and Rs 3,500 ($40.54) for a 2.5 mg vial. Opening up about how he actually lost weight, Karan said, 'I went on something called OMAD. One Meal a Day. The first seven days were extremely difficult. For seven months, I did OMAD. I'd eat one meal at 8:30 pm every day, no lactose, no glucose, no gluten. Rigorously and relentlessly.' Karan said that he is mildly lactose intolerant, but has started lactose intake again recently, because he needed to gain some weight back.
