Sidharth Malhotra’s action film Yodha’s trailer launch event was held on Thursday, which was attended by the entire team of the film, including producer Karan Johar and actors Raashii Khanna and Disha Patani. At the event, Disha Patani made a revelation about how she was actually ‘spotted’ by Karan during her teenage years, when she was modelling.
Disha Patani Defenfs Karan Johar
Disha Patani said, “If I am an actress today, it is also because of Karan Johar; he was the one who spotted me when I was modelling. I was just 18. I feel like I wouldn’t have been here, if he hadn’t spotted me at that time. So when people say whatever (hinting at nepotism)… I am an outsider. So I feel like this is the opportunity that he gave me”.
Karan Johar on Nepotism Debate
At the event, Karan also hit back at nepotism allegations against him. He said, “To everyone who accuses us of working only with insiders, Shashank Khaitan (filmmaker) is our brand ambassador of an outsider. Sagar and Pushkar (directors of Yodha) represent outsiders. So, the next time anyone trolls us, they should look at Yodha because the lead is also an outsider. So are Raashii and Disha.
Nepotism Controversy
Actor Kangana Ranaut had accused Karan Johar of being the ‘flag-bearer of nepotism’ in Bollywood on an episode of Koffee With Karan season 5. The accusation of nepotism – favouring family or friends – has dogged Karan ever since and he has been slammed for only making films with star kids, such as Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Pandey, among others.