Karan Johar: Bollywood had a poor box office year in 2022, with several high-profile films failing to find an audience and only a small number of releases finding success. Filmmaker and producer Karan Johar discussed the direction that main Bollywood has taken over the years during a recent roundtable session hosted by Galatta Plus.
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Karan Johar says ‘We should be very grateful to Salim saab and Javed saab’
He claimed that the well-known writing team Salim-Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar) produced one of the most memorable movies in the 1970s, but that we neglected to further exploit them. He said, “We, who should be very grateful to Salim saab and Javed saab, let go of that cinema and went to Switzerland.”
Karan was referring to the 1990s romantic comedies, of which he himself was a part. He said, “After Hum Aapke Hain Koun, everyone, including myself, decided to jump on the bandwagon of love and Shah Rukh Khan was created.”
Further he added, “We let go of all our roots from the 70s, and in 2001 when Lagaan was nominated for an Academy Award, we were like, ‘Oh, now we’ll do these kind of films’ right up till the 2010s. My Name is Khan is still a root of Lagaan, in my head, which released alongside Dabangg, which again (changed trends) and people were like, ‘Now let’s start making commercial films again’. That’s the problem, we actually lack the spine and lack the conviction.”
Regarding the kind of year Bollywood has had, Karan stated that a significant portion of the box office revenue originates from Mumbai and Delhi, but that since the covid, these two metropolises’ crowds aren’t frequenting the theatres as often. He added, “So, what has been working is only the spectacle films, even if they’re dubbed films.”
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Karan Johar Workfront
On the professional front, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, which will be released on April 28, 2023, will mark Karan’s return to directing the following year. Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi make up the film’s ensemble cast.
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