Karan Johar is a successful filmmaker who has given a number of hit Bollywood films. He is currently seen judging the reality show India’s Got Talent. Highly active on the social media, he often shares fun videos from the sets of IGT. But recently, Karan Johar apologises for one of his recent videos.
In the video, uploaded by him on his Instagram account he can be seen on the sets of IGT with co-judge Kirron Kher. Kirron is seen wearing the Jappi (a traditional conical hat from Assam). Karan then asks her about wearing the Jappi to which Kirron replied, “People from Arunachal Pradesh have brought it for me and they have got this for you. Why are you not wearing your hat?” Then Karan quipped, “Because you have guts, I don’t.”
There was when thing became insensitive via Karan’s side, he told Kirron that she is looking like someone who is going break into some kind of qawwali. To which she replied, “How can I break into a qawwali in a bamboo hat. What’s wrong with you? You don’t know the states of this country.”
As soon as the video goes viral, people criticise him disrespecting the cultural sentiments of people from the Northeast. A Twitter user commented,
Dear @karanjohar the Japi and Gamusa are signs of respect and love. When someone gifts you one, you don't make fun of it, even if it does not go with fashion. Your video hurt the emotions of #Assamese people. Just informing, in case you didn't know it already. @KirronKherBJP
— Noyon Jyoti Parasara | নয়ন জ্যোতি পৰাশৰ (@NoyonSENSE) November 14, 2018
Karan then realized his mistake and apologised, he wrote,
You are absolutely right and I would like to apologise if I have hurt any sentiments…..it was purely unintentional and came from a place of no knowledge which is absolutely no excuse….am extremely sensitive to the different cultures of our land and I am very sorry…. https://t.co/7dgzreI90L
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) November 14, 2018
Also have deleted the insta post! https://t.co/oyq89NNbuh
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) November 14, 2018