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Times when Karan Johar landed himself in a controversy

The filmmaker is one of the biggest names in Hindi film industry. He has donned several hats over the years, from a director, producer, actor, host, RJ, to even a matchmaker. Karan, who is praised for his contribution to the industry and known for bringing forth amazing talent into the film industry, has also been a part of several controversies

Our Bureau Published 26.05.22, 07:45 PM
Be it Shah Rukh KHan, Kangana Ranaut or Sushant Singh Rajput or Prabhas, controversies have always engulfed the amiable fimmaker
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Be it Shah Rukh KHan, Kangana Ranaut or Sushant Singh Rajput or Prabhas, controversies have always engulfed the amiable fimmaker

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Karan Johar
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Karan Johar

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Shah Rukh Khan's equation with Karan Johar has quite often been taken potshots at for the 'wrong' reasons
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Shah Rukh Khan's equation with Karan Johar has quite often been taken potshots at for the 'wrong' reasons

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Kangana Ranaut called him the King of Nepotism on his chat show and that sparked a huge row
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Kangana Ranaut called him the King of Nepotism on his chat show and that sparked a huge row

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Sushant Singh Rajput's sudden and unfortunate death had Karan Johar dragged into as well
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Sushant Singh Rajput's sudden and unfortunate death had Karan Johar dragged into as well

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Ajay Devgn's 'Shivay' and Karanb Johar's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' clashed at the box office and this was a major bone of contention between the two. Incidentally, the controversy created a gap between Devgn's wife Kajol (whom Karan refers to as his best friend) and the maker
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Ajay Devgn's 'Shivay' and Karanb Johar's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' clashed at the box office and this was a major bone of contention between the two. Incidentally, the controversy created a gap between Devgn's wife Kajol (whom Karan refers to as his best friend) and the maker

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Prabhas was slated to debut with Karan Johar but it never fructified adding grist to rumour mills. Of course Karan co-produced the 'Baahubali' series starring Prabhas in the lead
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Prabhas was slated to debut with Karan Johar but it never fructified adding grist to rumour mills. Of course Karan co-produced the 'Baahubali' series starring Prabhas in the lead

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Poster of Karan Johar's upcoming film 'Jug Jug Jeyo' that has landed in plagiarism row and this could lead to a legal tussle. A writer named Vishal A Singh claimed that the film plagiarised his Bunny Rani script for Jug Jugg Jeeyo. Vishal took to Twitter to share screenshots, claiming that he had mailed the script excerpts to the production house. However, the film was created without his consent.
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Poster of Karan Johar's upcoming film 'Jug Jug Jeyo' that has landed in plagiarism row and this could lead to a legal tussle. A writer named Vishal A Singh claimed that the film plagiarised his Bunny Rani script for Jug Jugg Jeeyo. Vishal took to Twitter to share screenshots, claiming that he had mailed the script excerpts to the production house. However, the film was created without his consent.

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