Mumbai, March 23 – Following his comments on actress Janhvi Kapoor's departure from his talent agency, filmmaker Karan Johar has made a measured appeal against the growing trend of clickbait headlines, urging media platforms to be mindful of context while quoting interviews.
Karan used his Instagram stories to urge platforms to be mindful of context while quoting interviews. He emphasized that artists willingly participate in conversations and podcasts, and that taking a single line out of context can distort intent and discourage open dialogue.
"I want to politely address the issue of clickbait headlines… Many of us give interviews and podcasts, and we are happy to do so… but taking a line from an interview and quoting it out of context is simply clickbait, and it makes one hesitant to speak at all," Karan wrote.
Calling it a "humble request," the filmmaker emphasized the need to present statements with integrity rather than twisting them into something sensational.
"This is a humble request to NOT quote a line that twists the relevance of the statement made with integrity, as opposed to sounding personal, offensive, or sensational," he concluded the post.
In an interview, when Karan was addressing Janhvi's departure, he had said that there would be some talent who come to them and go, as there are "three leading agencies, and there is always a passing of the parcel that is happening."
He went on to say that he wished well to those who had left his agency and would work with them. However, he also talked about his in-house talent and had said that he would "prioritize" his agency's talent because he wanted to ensure that "they are part of the family in everything we do."
Karan had launched Janhvi with the romance film "Dhadak," directed by Shashank Khaitan. It was jointly produced by Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar, and Apoorva Mehta under the Dharma Productions banner, with Zee Studios as a sponsor producer.
A remake of the 2016 Marathi language film "Sairat," directed by Nagraj Manjule and also produced by Zee Studios, the film stars Ishaan Khatter and debutant Janhvi Kapoor, with Ashutosh Rana, Ankit Bisht, Shridhar Watsar, Kshitij Kumar, and Aishwarya Narkar in supporting roles.
