Filmmaker and television host Karan Johar has addressed the online criticism surrounding the celebrity couple episodes of Koffee With Karan, particularly those featuring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone in Season 8 and Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna in the latest season. In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter India, Karan opened up about the trolling directed at the couples, expressing his reservations about audiences analysing their relationships and making unsolicited comments about their personal lives.
Recalling the backlash that followed the premiere episode of Koffee With Karan 8, which featured Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone together for the first time on the celebrity chat show, Karan maintained that the couple was simply being honest about their relationship. Defending their appearance, he said, “They are beautifully in love. Such good actors in love with each other.”
He further questioned why their candid conversation became a subject of judgement. “They were just being honest about their lives. Since when should honesty be judged? You should be appreciative of someone’s honesty,” he said.
Karan also spoke about the criticism surrounding the Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna episode, which featured in the second episode of Koffee With Karan 9. Addressing the way viewers scrutinised the couple’s interactions and relationship, the filmmaker said that while everyone was entitled to an opinion, there was a distinction between expressing an observation and attempting to dictate how two people should conduct their relationship.
“Everyone’s entitled to an opinion. But when you start telling them what to do in that relationship, I have a very big problem,” he remarked. Questioning the sense of entitlement behind such commentary, he added, “Who are you? Are you a counsellor? Are you a lawyer? Are you a member of their family?”
The filmmaker also raised concerns about the involvement of celebrity families in online discussions. He pointed out …read more
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