{"id":1976376,"date":"2025-08-23T17:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1976376"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T17:16:02","slug":"karan-johar-slams-podcasters-for-insensitive-guests-disrespecting-the-film-industry-calls-out-scary-predictions-on-celebrities-this-needs-to-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/karan-johar-slams-podcasters-for-insensitive-guests-disrespecting-the-film-industry-calls-out-scary-predictions-on-celebrities-this-needs-to-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Karan Johar slams podcasters for insensitive guests disrespecting the film industry, calls out scary predictions on celebrities: &#8216;This needs to stop&#8217; |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-123473894,imgsize-41722,width-400,resizemode-4\/123473894.jpg\" alt=\"Karan Johar slams podcasters for insensitive guests disrespecting the film industry, calls out scary predictions on celebrities: 'This needs to stop'\" title=\"Karan Johar has voiced his strong disapproval of certain podcasters who are using disrespectful and sensational claims about film industry figures to gain traction. He criticized the trend of inviting guests and astrologers who make insensitive remarks, especially regarding predictions of impending death. Johar emphasized the need to stop such clickbait tactics, deeming them harmful and disgusting.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Karan Johar has voiced his strong disapproval of certain podcasters who are using disrespectful and sensational claims about film industry figures to gain traction. He criticized the trend of inviting guests and astrologers who make insensitive remarks, especially regarding predictions of impending death. Johar emphasized the need to stop such clickbait tactics, deeming them harmful and disgusting.\">Karan Johar has voiced his strong disapproval of certain podcasters who are using disrespectful and sensational claims about film industry figures to gain traction. He criticized the trend of inviting guests and astrologers who make insensitive remarks, especially regarding predictions of impending death. Johar emphasized the need to stop such clickbait tactics, deeming them harmful and disgusting.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/karan-johar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Karan Johar<\/a> has spoken out against a growing trend among podcasters who invite guests and astrologers to make disrespectful or sensational claims about film industry figures. Taking to Instagram, the filmmaker criticized these clickbait tactics, calling them harmful, insensitive, and something that &#8216;needs to stop.&#8217;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Check out the post here:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KJo (1)\" msid=\"123473887\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-23456,msid-123473887,resizemode-4\/kjo-1.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>His Instagram statement<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Karan posted a long statement on his Instagram Stories on Saturday evening, which read, \u201cWhile I have utmost respect for credible and respectable members of the media! One sub culture of podcasters (basically chat shows with new age terminology) who have emerged from the woodworks\u2026 woods that no GPS can locate\u2026 they invite guests who have nothing to lose. Who haven&#8217;t been invited since World War 2, and those guests spew venom and say the most disrespectful things about hardworking and legendary members of our fraternity!\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>He continued, \u201cThis needs to stop! Also psychics and astrologers giving awful and scary revelations even about people&#8217;s impending death is both insensitive and disgusting! Free speech? Yes. Clickbait for followers? No!!\u201d Karan did not take any names of podcasters or hosts that were part of the show.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Recent projects<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Karan Johar recently co-produced Dhadak 2, which hit theatres on August 1. The social drama, starring Triptii Dimri and Sidhant Chaturvedi, is a remake of the Tamil film Pariyerum Perumal. Earlier this month, he also won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for his directorial Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Meanwhile, Karan Johar will make a special appearance in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aryan-khan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Aryan Khan<\/a>\u2019s directorial debut, The Ba**ds of Bollywood*. A preview teaser of the show revealed his cameo, where he is seen cursing at someone over the phone. 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