Karan Johar says his father offered Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham for less than $5000 on the pageant ‘Aishwarya and Shah Rukh had been right here and…’ – Firstpost

Karan Johar has arrived on the Cannes 2025 too and has dropped some unheard revelations on the pageant about his movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and likewise Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan.

The filmmaker revealed, “I’ve quite a lot of emotional reminiscences of Cannes. I bear in mind it was 2002 once I got here right here with my father. He struck a deal right here and we offered the European rights of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham for 5 thousand {dollars}.”

He added, “I assumed it was very much less and I requested my father about it. He instructed me, ‘Look, we have now to make a begin someplace.’ He wasn’t there to see the cultural motion we created with Bollywood movies.”

Karan additionally mentioned, “Aishwarya and Shah Rukh had been on the purple carpet. Aishwarya is actually just like the queen of Cannes. Each time we’re right here, Ash creates an enormous quantity of media vitality and pleasure.”

In 2024, Karan Johar offered 50 per cent stake of his manufacturing home – Dharma Productions to Adar Poonawalla, Chief Govt Officer of Serum Institute of India for Rs 1000 crore. The filmmaker lately spoke about this resolution and shared that they wanted funds for the expansion of the corporate.

“I didn’t need to do collaborative initiatives so that every one the profitability stays with Dharma Productions. Our largest hits at the moment all had companions as a result of we couldn’t finance these movies on our personal capability, as a result of we had been new,” 
Karan
 instructed Raj Shamani on his YouTube channel.

Speaking about his late father Yash Johar’s legacy, he shared, “Those that say nepotism, they don’t know my historical past. I inherited goodwill from my father however not cash. Earlier than Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, we had 5 flops in a row.” Karan recalled that it was his movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai that resurrected Dharma Productions. “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’s launch in 1998 marked the start of Dharma Productions as a robust firm. What I had was my father’s goodwill and his large perception. He had large goodwill, he was cherished so much however he didn’t see success.”