#KaranJohar: At 48, the lonely boy who lived in Malabar Hill with Punjabi-Sindhi parents who were much older has become a shining advertisement for India’s soft power, writes @kavereeb
https://twitter.com/Openthemag/status/1279279017338843137
Picked some bits from the article :
- Everyone’s favourite host and dost, and the industry’s most articulate spokesman, finds himself cast aside, baffled by the silence of those whose careers he has built or sustained. This too shall pass, he believes, but being at the receiving end of theories which hold him accountable for the system that caused the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput has clearly shaken him. -(who is KJO hinting at? )
- Takht, which tells the tale of Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb—should have made Johar the darling of left-liberals. But even they feel hesitant to speak up for him at this moment of backlash. It’s not merely fear that they too will become victims of orchestrated public censure, but also the discomfort with Johar’s pragmatism. (Left liberals where are you all? ) 😆
- Without his backing that came via his friendship with actor and producer Rana Daggubati, Baahubali would not have become a pan-Indian blockbuster. 🤔
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