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Karan Johar calls out podcasters inviting guests who speak ‘disrespectful’ things on film industry: ‘This needs to stop’

Posted on: Aug 23, 2025 19:51 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Karan Johar calls out podcasters inviting guests who speak ‘disrespectful’ things on film industry: ‘This needs to stop’
KAran Johar has penned a financial statement on podcasters who pay for guests and astrologers to speak disconfirming things virtually the people of the industry. The filmmaker took to his Instagram Stories to share that this practice of making clickbait content for getting more views needs to stop. (Also read: Karan Johar to be back on set in 2026 to make old fashioned Hindi cinema: ‘It’s in my DNA so why run away from it’)What Karan saidKaran posted a long statement on his Instagram Stories on Saturday evening, which read, “While I have utmost respect for credible and respectable members of the media! One sub culture of podcasters (basically chat shows with new age terminology) who have emerged from the woodworks… woods that no GPS can locate… they invite guests who have nothing to lose. Who haven't been invited since World War 2, and those guests spew venom and say the most disrespectful things about hardworking and legendary members of our fraternity!”He continued, “This needs to stop! Also psychics and astrologers giving awful and scary revelations even about people's impending death is both insensitive and disgusting! Free speech? Yes. Clickbait for followers? No!!” Karan did not take any names of podcasters or hosts that were part of the show.Karan's recent projectsKaran recently co-produced Dhadak 2, which released in theatres on August 1. The social drama starring Triptii Dimri and Sidhant Chaturvedi was a remake of Tamil film Pariyerum Perumal. Earlier this month, Karan won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for his directorial feature Rocky Aur Rani kii Prem Kahani.Meanwhile, Karan will feature in a special appearance in Aryan Khan's directorial debut The Ba***ds of Bollywood. The preview teaser of the show revealed his presence, where he was seen cussing someone on the phone. The show is set to release on Netflix on September 18.

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