This Article is From Sep 17, 2013

Karan Johar: Ram Gopal Varma is so last season in my life

Karan Johar: Ram Gopal Varma is so last season in my life

Karan Johar and Ram Gopal Varma have frequently engaged in Twitter wars.

Highlights

  • Karan Johar and Ram Gopal Varma have a history of engaging in Twitter wars but the My Name Is Khan director says he now wants to pick on someone else as RGV is "so last season" in his life.
  • Johar, 41, said their exchange of words on Twitter are just for fun.
  • "It is fun. We are having fun actually. It is war of words for everyone's entertainment. According to me, right now, I really want to find a new filmmaker to pick on because he is so last season in my life," Johar, who was in the city to promote The Lunchbox, said when asked about his Twitter exchange with RGV on Teacher's Day.
  • Varma, 51, had initiated the fight by poking fun at Johar's 2012 hit film Student Of The Year on Teachers' Day.
  • "If someone takes off from Karan Johar's Student Of The Year and makes teacher of the year it will become the Disaster of the year," RGV had tweeted.
  • Johar had promptly tweeted: "Disaster of the year is your territory Ramu... no one can ever replace the comfortable place you have made for yourself there."
  • It was not for the first time that the two filmmakers fought on Twitter. In 2010, RGV had made fun of Johar's My Name is Khan.
  • Johar has collaborated with Disney-UTV for the Ritesh Batra directed The Lunchbox, which hits theatres on September 20 with 600 prints in India.
  • The director, who is famous for his larger-than-life take on romance, said he decided to attach himself to the film because he was envious of its simplicity.
  • "I envy that the film was not completely mine, envy that it had the most beautiful writing and a simple story told in a way that I could never write. So I decided to substitute envy with acknowledgement. If you can't beat them, join them."
  • Johar admits that he is incapable of making simple films but says as a producer he wants to nurture such projects and learn from new directors.
  • "Every film is a new mistake. Looking back I find, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai a ridiculous story, when I see Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, I think it is 35 minutes too long, Kal Ho Naa Ho, I wish I had changed the end..., Student of the Year, I wish it had more of emotional intensity," he said.
  • Johar is planning to direct next year in September. "I have the story and I am working on the screenplay."
New Delhi: Karan Johar and Ram Gopal Varmahave a history of engaging in Twitter wars but the MyName Is Khan director says he now wants to pick on someoneelse as RGV is "so last season" in his life.

Johar, 41, said their exchange of words on Twitter arejust for fun.

"It is fun. We are having fun actually. It is war of wordsfor everyone's entertainment. According to me, right now, Ireally want to find a new filmmaker to pick on because he isso last season in my life," Johar, who was in the city topromote The Lunchbox, said when asked about his Twitterexchange with RGV on Teacher's Day.

Varma, 51, had initiated the fight by poking fun atJohar's 2012 hit film Student Of The Year on Teachers' Day.

"If someone takes off from Karan Johar's Student Of TheYear and makes teacher of the year it will become theDisaster of the year," RGV had tweeted.

Johar had promptly tweeted: "Disaster of the year is yourterritory Ramu... no one can ever replace the comfortableplace you have made for yourself there."

It was not for the first time that the two filmmakersfought on Twitter. In 2010, RGV had made fun of Johar's MyName is Khan.

Johar has collaborated with Disney-UTV for the RiteshBatra directed The Lunchbox, which hits theatres onSeptember 20 with 600 prints in India.

The director, who is famous for his larger-than-life takeon romance, said he decided to attach himself to the filmbecause he was envious of its simplicity.

"I envy that the film was not completely mine, envy thatit had the most beautiful writing and a simple story told in away that I could never write. So I decided to substitute envywith acknowledgement. If you can't beat them, join them."

Johar admits that he is incapable of making simple filmsbut says as a producer he wants to nurture such projects andlearn from new directors.

"Every film is a new mistake. Looking back I find, KuchKuch Hota Hai a ridiculous story, when I see Kabhi KhushiKabhie Gham, I think it is 35 minutes too long, Kal Ho NaaHo, I wish I had changed the end..., Student of the Year, Iwish it had more of emotional intensity," he said.

Johar is planning to direct next year in September. "Ihave the story and I am working on the screenplay."

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