Karan
Johar
has
produced
his
first
Punjabi
film
called
Akaal,
starring
Gippy
Grewal
and
Nimrat
Khaira,
and
he
chose
to
introduce
it
to
the
world
on
a
very
‘auspicious’
day.
“It
is
my
mother’s
birthday
today.
It
is
also
Apoorva
(Mehta)’s
birthday
today,”
Karan
says,
referring
to
his
childhood
friend
and
CEO
of
Dharma
Productions.
“Ma
aur
bhai
dono
ka
janamdin
aaj
hai
toh
aaj
se
zyada
auspicious
din
ho
hi
nahin
sakta!”
he
stresses.
Karan
explains
just
what
made
him
make
a
Punjabi
film,
going
back
to
the
times
of
his
Punjabi
father
Yash
Johar.
‘Ek
daur
tha
jab
industry
mein
saare
Punjabi
the‘
Karan
also
used
the
platform
to
give
a
piece
of
his
mind.
“Kuch
toh
log
kahenge,
logon
ka
kaam
hai
kehena,”
he
says,
borrowing
a
line
from
that
famous
song
in
Amar
Prem
to
express
himself.
So
why’s
he
upset?
The
negative
reviews
of
his
previous
production
Nadaaniyan,
starring
Ibraham
Ali
Khan
and
Khushi
Kapoor,
seem
to
have
gotten
to
him.
‘Words
are
equally
violent’
