Bollywood filmmaker and Dharma Productions honcho , who made headlines after selling half of his stakes to Adar Poonawalla-led Serene Productions for Rs 1000 crore, breaks silence on the deal that led to many believing how he would change the name of his production house. He also spoke about how Adar guided him throughout the process since the meetings leading up to the deal left him traumatised. Karan Johar was traumatised by business meetings In an interview with CNBC TV18, Karan Johar said, “I didn't know I had a value.
I found out. I've to say this. I'm probably not going to come across as clever.
I want to come across as who I am. I was traumatized in so many of those meetings. I'm a creative artist.
I don't know what's a ‘put’ and a ‘call,’ a ‘drag’ and a ‘tag.’” “I had no idea what was happening when those Excel sheets would come in front of me. Your reality is staring at you.
You think you've done something so wide and vast, and then there's a value put. So when people tell Adar, ‘You’ve paid so much money!' I say, ‘Has he really?’," Karan added. Is Karan Johar planning to rename Dharma Productions? At the same event, Karan Johar joked about renaming the company ‘Pharma Productions’ or ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Serum.
’ On 21st October Karan Johar’s Dharma and ’s Serene Entertainment released a joint statement stating “Adar Poonawalla led Serene Productions today announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to invest INR.
