Karan Johar now follows only 8 Twitter accounts, 3 of which belong to actors

New Delhi:

Director Karan Johar seems to have abandoned several Twitter accounts, including almost all of the celebrity accounts that we are almost sure he was following. These include close friends Alia Bhatt and Twinkle Khanna. Johar, who is currently going through a controversial tsunami, is now following only eight Twitter accounts. Among them, only three belong to actors – Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Twinkle’s husband, Akshay Kumar. A fourth story is that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the other four belong to Mr. Johar’s production house, Dharma Productions.

Screenshot of Karan Johar’s Twitter biography.

Karan Johar’s sudden reduction from his Twitter friend list is not about nothing – since Sunday, he faced a massive and brutal backlash after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, whose last film Drive was produced by Mr. Johar. The filmmaker was charged with hypocrisy after writing how he blamed himself for not having been in contact with the actor, who police say died by suicide; Mr. Johar and actress Alia Bhatt disdainfully spoke of Sushant Singh Rajput during a chat episode Koffee with Karan, Pointed out Twitter. The public extortion has also been based on rumors that Karan Johar and other powerful Bollywood figures boycotted Mr. Rajput – politician Sanjay Nirupam alleged the actor lost seven films he signed after the success of his 2019 hit Chhichhore.

What point Karan Johar makes in abandoning his famous friends escapes us for the moment; it should be noted that the three celebrities he follows were still not born in cinematographic dynasties. Of the three, Mr. Johar is said to be very close to Shah Rukh Khan both personally and professionally; Amitabh Bachchan is, of course, the oldest statesman in the film industry; Akshay Kumar is linked to Mr. Johar through his wife Twinkle Khanna, daughter of Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna and childhood friend of Karan Johar. Alia Bhatt is also what we call “star children”, just like Mr. Johar himself. Twinkle Khanna and Alia Bhatt still follow Karan Johar.

Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt also reportedly lost followers on their social media accounts after recalling their Koffee with Karan conversation.

An extract from the book of actor Ayushmann Khurrana in which he tells how Dharma Productions obstructed him during an audition went viral recently. In it, Mr. Khurrana writes that he was told, “We only work with stars”.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s death is under investigation for suicide; the Maharashtra government has announced that allegations that he is depressed due to professional rivalries will also be investigated.