Karan Johar's Saiyaara post receives nepotism comment but filmmaker gives a savage reply | Know here
Like every other celebrity, Karan Johar also shared an appreciation post for Saiyaara and praised Aneet Padda and Ahaan Panday, but one comment on nepotism made him lose his cool.
Last Updated: 02.23 PM, Jul 21, 2025
Mohit Suri's Saiyaara is all over social media right now as the film has been ruling the box office charts. Aneet Padda and Ahaan Panday, who debuted with this YRF film, already captured fans' hearts with their electrifying on-screen chemistry, and social media is quite amazed by their acting for a debut movie. Amid this, Karan Johar, who made an appreciation post for Saiyaara, received a nepotism comment, but he smartly handled it.
Karan Johar slams nepotism comment
Karan Johar recently shared a post on his Instagram account where he praised Saiyaara and the lead actors, Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, along with other crew members of the film. However, one comment below his post received attention as it was about nepotism.
Reacting to the post, that user wrote, "A gaya nepo kid ka daijaan (Nanny for nepo kids have come)." To this, Karan responded, “Chup kar!!! Ghar baithe baithee negativity mat paal! Do bachon ka kaam dekh !! Aur khud kuch kaam kar (Shut up! Don't breed negativity sitting at home! Watch the work of the two kids! And do some work yourself)!!!!”
Karan Johar's post for Saiyaara
Karan was all praise for Saiyaara. He said that Saiyaara left him teary-eyed, yet he had the feeling of immense joy.
"I don’t remember the last time I felt like this after watching a film …. Tears flowing and yet the feeling of immense joy… Joy for the fact that a love story has conquered the silver screen and made the nation fall in love," he said. He also praised YRF.
KJo called Ahaan 'spectacular' and Aneet Padda 'amazing.' "What a debut @ahaanpandayy!!!!! Your eyes spoke volumes, and I can’t wait to see your journey ahead," he penned for Ahaan. On the other hand, for Aneet, the filmmaker wrote, "@aneetpadda_, you gorgeous girl. How lovely and amazing are you!!! Your silences spoke volumes, and your vulnerability and strength moved me to tears."
Meanwhile, Saiyaara has already collected Rs. 83 crore after its third day, as per Sacnilk. It has broken the record of Kabir Singh, which collected Rs. 70.83 crore after the third day.