Koffee with Karan season 4 is back with a new set of controversies and some delightful moments. Director Mahesh Bhatt’s outspoken ways seem to have rubbed off on his usually reserved nephew Emraan Hashmi. The duo took on actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Imran Khan and film-maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Karan Johar’s talk show and their take on the four was brutally candid, reported Times of India.
To be on Koffee with Karan is every celebrity’s dream, and making controversial statements is something they haven’t been able to avoid on the talk show.
We saw actors say ridiculously controversial things over the years, but they are not the only ones. In the past three seasons, there have been numerous controversies and crazy conversations in the popular TV show and this conversation with Mahesh and Emraan was no less.
While Bhatt labelled Bhansali an overrated film-maker, Hashmi went on to state that Aishwarya is plastic, called Aamir boring and used the word ‘overrated’ for Imran.
A source told Mirror magazine that jaws dropped when the duo gave these brutally honest views with a straight face. When contacted, Bhatt retorted, “Does this nation have no sense of humour? Or is the nation awed by their non-existent greatness? Koffee with Karan is a light-hearted show on which you are asked juicy questions, which you are expected to answer honestly. People have an opinion about Emraan and me, ditto for us. But this is all in context of the show.”
Bhatt added that he did not spare himself either. “When I was asked which director’s career should be put in the graveyard, I answered ‘Mahesh Bhatt’, since that’s where it had gone 15 years ago. I may have shown irreverence to some people but I have also demolished myself,” explained the director.
But isn’t the industry sensitive to such remarks? Bhatt pointed out that if the artistes in question are real artistes they won’t mind. “Real artistes are not in awe of themselves. They demolish themselves before anybody else demolishes them. These comments are not going to be preserved for posterity,” he reasoned. “I hope our opinions are taken in the right spirit. If you are in a public space you should take such comments with a pinch of salt,” added Bhatt.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 23rd, 2014.
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