As a video of one of Karan Johar’s talks went viral, he can be heard asserting that Shah Rukh Khan never had a contract and many other stunning incidents.
Karan Johar says unknown anecdotes about his close friend, Shah Rukh Khan
On social media, a video from one of Karan Johar’s conversations with the portal Mid-day quickly gained popularity. In the video, the filmmaker can be heard sharing a number of alarming information about Shah Rukh Khan. You can hear the interviewer saying, “You worked with Shah Rukh Khan, the biggest star at the time,” at the opening of the video. “Shah Rukh’s journey and my journey were all together,” Karan quickly responded. I helped him in 94, and he was famous in 92 or 93. During the interview, the interviewer said, “Dar would be his breakout.” Shortly thereafter, Karan spoke of his friendship with Shah Rukh and said:
“Yeah, and we were on set with him in 1994. So it was like Adi (Aditya Chopra), me and him (Shah Rukh Khan) were like friends. That super stardom energy, I have seen Shah Rukh’s entire growth in front of me and felt a part of it. I didn’t see him as a movie star. I met him as a young vibrant actor with so much promise.”
The interviewer questioned Karan as the video played: “Speaking with which getting paid, did you pay Shah Rukh for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil?” To this, Karan in a nodding manner, mentioned, “No, neither for Brahmastra where he shot for 14 days.” Undoubtedly, the interviewer was shocked to learn that SRK worked for absolutely free for 14 days and quipped, “14 days for free?” However, Karan confirmed the same once again and stated: “With Shah Rukh that’s our relationship.”
But the interviewer wasn’t persuaded and asked Karan once more, “You must have gifted him something.” To this, Karan mentioned how SRK never used to have any contract paper while working on a film with him, and whatever is decided as his payment in words, he used to accept the same without even asking anything else for it. Then, as the interviewer mentioned, “Not a piece of paper”, Karan affirmatively added, No, I don’t have any detailed paper. Whatever is said and it’s done!” Explaining his relationship with SRK, Karan shared:
“Ofcourse, I give him clothes, he loves clothes. But like Shah Rukh’s there is no such thing as money exchange. What I do, and what he does, there is no money involved. I don’t think he has ever asked me for money for the film he has done. Whatever is given is given. Our contract with Shah Rukh is – It’s a pleasure to work with you. Thank you so much and that’s a great contract. There’s no contract and we don’t have a contract. I don’t have any of it.” Click here.
Karan Johar recollected his first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan turned 56 on November 2, 2021. As a result, Karan Johar posted a special photo of himself and his BFF on his Instagram account. However, it was his heartbreaking statement in the caption that caused the internet to go into a frenzy. Karan congratulated Shah Rukh for influencing his career and recalled their first encounter, which took place on the set of the movie Karan Arjun. His message could be interpreted as follows:
“I met him on the sets of Karan Arjun for the first time …. I tagged along with my father to hang out with Kajol… not realising i was going to meet a man who would go on to shape my life , my career and my very being ….his charisma and intelligence is a globally known fact … but I have the privilege of witnessing his humanity and heart.”