Filmmaker Karan Johar has somehow found himself become the centre of all controversies. Karan has many a times been trolled on Twitter and has received flak for stating his mind. However, the filmmaker gets least affected by opinions and criticism.
During an event in the city, the filmmaker spoke largely about how he doesn't listen to people anymore. Karan said, "I have stopped worrying about the ramification or what others say. You have to basically become deaf because yesterday opinions are available everywhere. You wake up to opinions, sleep and you're reading opinions."
He further added, "People have a lot of time in the world to give you their opinion, it's what you choose to take in or not to. I have decided, you can call it a good mid-life crisis, I am 44 and I don't listen to people anymore."
Karan further went on to speak about his aspirations for Dharma Productions. Karan said, "When I began my career, I didn't take many risks because the first two films I directed and my father produced, the whole idea there was to seek commerce in art. My intention was to make sure Dharma productions could stand tall and gain the economic strength which we hadn't before. It is only in the last decade and ironically after I lost my father, I grew wings. His constant emotional surveillance may not have allowed me to take few chances in cinema."
"I made a film about homosexuality in 'Bombay Talkies' which said how it is sometimes hidden because of societal pressure, I did take that chance because that was the kind of film I was making. Today, I feel there is a lot more freedom I exercise when it comes to my work," added Karan as he signed off.
