Though Karan Johar had a pleasing childhood, he did obtain a ‘whack’ from his mom Hiroo Johar at one time in his life. Karan laughed as he opened up about that incident in a current interview. The director has at all times included a variety of private anecdotes into his movies; in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, for instance, the youthful Rohan was unable to tie his shoelaces till he was in his teenagers.
In a chat on the ‘Be A Man Yaar podcast’, Karan revealed that he couldn’t tie his shoelaces when he was 12. “That was me in that scene… not having the ability to tie shoelaces is me. In truth, the one time I received a whack from my mother was as a result of, at age 12, I couldn’t tie my shoelaces,” he recalled.
The filmmaker then opened up concerning the motive why he was unable to tie his shoelaces. He stated, “You already know why I couldn’t tie my shoelaces? As a result of I couldn’t bend, my abdomen was coming in the best way. It was ridiculously spoiled of me.”
In an earlier interview, Karan Johar mentioned his upbringing and revealed that, regardless of being bullied by a few of his friends, his dad and mom have been his major pillars of help. He had beforehand shared on Tweak India about being dubbed a ‘pansy’, a pejorative time period for an effeminate male. He stated, “It used to actually hang-out me. It wasn’t my weight to that extent however the phrase that made me really feel like I wasn’t wherever like the opposite kids. It turned my identification. I needed to look extra manly to slot in. I hope dad and mom (as we speak) are extra understanding, like my dad and mother have been. So, the sense of physique and feeling of character being referred to as pansy have been issues that also hang-out me. After I see it with different kids, I’m most compassionate to that scenario as a result of I do know what I had felt at the moment.”