Karan Johar Responds To Allegations About Sabotaging Careers

On Saturday, Karan Johar appeared to respond to certain Bollywood actors who had criticised him after an old video of him ‘admitting’ that he had tried to ruin actor Anushka Sharma’s career surfaced. On a panel in 2016, the actors Kangana Ranaut, Vivek Agnihotri, and Apurva Asrani all addressed the director’s remark.

The director posted a mysterious yet profound Hindi poetry on Instagram Stories on being strong in the face of deception and accusations. He wrote., “Laga lo ilzaam, hum jhukne walon mein se nahi.., jhoot ka ban jao ghulam…., hum bolne walo mein se nahi…, jitna neecha dikhaoge…, jitne aarop lagaoge…, hum girne waalon mein se nahi…, humara karam humari Vijay hai…aap utha lo talvaar… Hum marne waalon mein se nahi…(State the allegations, I’m not amongst those who will bow down / Become a slave to lies, I won’t say anything / However much you try to slander and show me in a bad light, I will not fall / My goodness is my victory / You can use any swords, I will not die).”