KJo offers tribute to old friends

In an emotional tribute on Guru Purnima, filmmaker Karan Johar gave a shoutout to his close friends and longtime collaborators, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and producer Aditya Chopra. The filmmaker revisited a life-changing conversation with Aditya Chopra, revealing that he was preparing to leave India for higher studies when Chopra urged him to assist on Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

“At 1 am, when Adi asked me to assist him on DDLJ (I was about to leave for my further studies), he told me I had to be a director. I was melodramatic and filmy, and the only thing I needed was an interval because I was always on a treadmill (not the ones gyms are famous for). He said if I didn’t pursue this path, I would be making a huge mistake. I couldn't sleep that night and then, in my true filmy self...” he wrote.