Filmmaker Karan Johar said he would be happy to have Kangana Ranaut as a celebrity guest on his upcoming show ‘India’s Next Superstars’.
Karan and Rohit Shetty will be seen as judges on ‘India’s Next Superstars’ to be aired on Star Plus from January 13, while Priyanka Chopra will be the first guest on the show.
When asked if Kangana Ranaut would be invited on the show, Karan said, “I am sure when Star Plus invites her, we will be happy to have her. Our hearts are big, our house is open to all. We will happily, lovingly and respectfully welcome her on the show.”
Karan and Kangana were engaged in a war of words over a remark on “nepotism” that made headlines last year.
The tagline of the show is ‘Na Khaandaan Na Sifaarish’ and when asked whether he was looking for an opportunity to answer about nepotism, Karan said, “I don’t think this tagline was an answer from my side to anything. Lot of people want to be part of the entertainment industry, but it is difficult to find a platform. We are providing this platform to all those who are talented.”
Talking about the definition of superstardom, Karan said, “It is difficult to define superstar, if we knew the meaning then there would be millions of superstars. It’s a feeling that an actor and audience has. It is organic.”
He added, “You don’t know why you love Shah Rukh Khan or Amitabh Bachchan or Sridevi or Madhuri Dixit. It is something that they all bring on celluloid and the way they connect with the audience. They have an instant family connect with the audience.”
He said that the current generation had a lot of superstars like Varun Dhawan, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkummar Rao and Ayushmann Khurrana.
