![]() ![]() Karan Johar made his cinematic debut with ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ in 1998, the same year when Bollywood was attempting to come out of its mould with movies like ‘Satya’, ‘Zakhm’, and more. It is because of him that mediocrity is the new normal in Bollywood, and creativity and talent have taken a backseat.įeeling nauseous already? Well, this is just the beginning, for Karan Johar has spent 23 years destroying an otherwise average industry that was beginning to experiment with creativity and innovation in the late 90s. However, it is Karan Johar, who made nepotism a word to be looked down upon. Now favouritism or nepotism is as old to Bollywood as the sunrise in the east or the discovery of fire. The man in question is Rahul Kumar Johar, whom we know better as Karan Johar, and who is celebrating his 49 th birthday today.īorn to Bollywood producer Yash Johar and Hiroo Johar, Karan Johar has been literally the child born ‘with a silver spoon’. ![]() Ironically, he shares his birthday today with Ras Behari Bose, who gave it his all to see India free. But who destroyed Bollywood? Was it the Urdu loving intelligentsia, with writers like Sahir Ludhianvi, Javed Akhtar to name a few? Was it the influence of underworld kingpins like Haji Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim? Much as we can’t ignore their ‘priceless contribution’ to the ‘Urduisation’ of the Bollywood film industry, the real reason is someone else. Not the work, not the work, THE PRESENTATION!” One man who took this dialogue way too seriously is probably the reason why Bollywood is a laughing stock for many Indians today. ![]() Liam Neeson had made an interesting observation in the Oscar-winning masterpiece Schindler’s List, “I see that it had a certain panache, that’s what I am good at. ![]()
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