Karan Johar breaks silence on being addressed as the 'movie mafia': Abhi toh kapde utar di hai sabne, abhi kya chupana?

Since the past few years, Karan Johar has received backlash from many, and the ignition came when Kangana Ranaut called him the "movie mafia" on his talk show, Koffee With Karan. She even tagged him as the "flagbearer of nepotism" during her appearance. But it wasn't a one-time thing, as the actor has often taken to her social media pages and slammed the filmmaker for several alleged reasons.

Now, Karan has heaved a sigh of relief after the success of his latest film, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. However, during an interaction with Sucharita Tyagi, the director spoke at length about how all the negativity affected his mother, Hiroo Johar, and he had to keep a stronger face throughout.

KJo stated, "In the last three years, I felt there was a lot of hate that was coming my way, and it had really taken a toll on my mom. I saw her literally crumble under that because she used to watch TV channels. She was reading stuff online. She was quite like that in the zones. She was watching TV anchors screaming and shouting and saying the most godawful things like me, demonising me for some reason. Then there were people who were kind of writing the same on Twitter and other social media platforms."

The filmmaker further said, "All I had to be was resilient at that time because I had to be strong for my own mom and for myself. You feel kind of naked after that has happened. Abhi toh kapde utar di hai sabne. Abhi kya chupana? Kisske ladna? (I have nothing to hide anymore.) Everyone has kind of stormed into your life and made assumptions. They don’t know who I am. They just have this perception of the mafia or something they keep talking about. They don’t know how a producer on a daily basis is trying to get his or her cast."

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There have been several instances where Karan has addressed trolls; this includes his Instagram live session too.