Karan Johar: My kids, Yash and Roohi, still don’t know what I do
Karan Johar may have made it big on the world stage, but at home, his kids Yash and Roohi are still trying to understand what their father does for a living. The filmmaker confessed in an episode of The Great Indian Kapil Exhibition.
The filmmaker appeared in the first episode of the second season of The Exhibition, streaming on Netflix, which also stars Zigra actor Alia Bhatt, Vedant Raina and director Vasan Bhalla.
About his kids
In a conversation with host Kapil Sharma, he spoke candidly about his life as a father.
“You don’t know what I do. I told them I was a director. They come back and ask if a director is usually behind the camera… because they see me on TV,” he said.
Karan continues, “I tell them what I do. At one point, someone asked them, ‘What does your dad do?’ and they said, ‘We are so confused. We have no idea what he does.” They don’t really know.”
Karan revealed that his kids find it funny seeing him in a mask and getting changed at home with a costume designer. “They always wonder what’s going on,” he added.
He asked Kapil if the twins troll him, to which Karan confessed with a laugh: “They are the biggest trolls for me…So why should you be afraid of others when you have kids?” Karan quipped. Fatherhood
Speaking of being a father, in this episode Karan spoke about how being a father to twins has changed him.
“I think now I think more about the future. All I want for my kids is for them to pave their way into the future. Secondly, I am part of two Whatsapp groups where everyone is a mother. Yash and Roohi are in a different division. So I communicate with 60 mothers every day,” he said.
He also revealed that he was shocked at himself for “telling them so many nonsensical stories.” “They love animals, they loved to hear about lions, tigers, elephants, birds. So I always made up ridiculous stories,” he said.
About Karan’s twin children
Karan’s second children, a boy named Yash and a girl named Roohi, were born via surrogacy in February 2017. He named the child Yash after his late father Yash Johar. The daughter’s name is Roohi, an anagram of her mother’s name Hiroo.
Karan’s Upcoming Projects
Movie Preview: Karan is co-producing Zigra with Alia Bhatt. Alia is the lead actress in the film, which tells the story of a brother and sister. Vedant Raina will also be seen in the film. He will also be directing a much-anticipated web series for Netflix. This passion project of Karan Johar has a star-studded cast of passionate actresses. Once the script is finalized, filming is scheduled to begin in early 2025.
