Karan Johar first cover shoot
Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Friday,
May
18,
2007
After
its
fifth
year
celebrations,
L'Officiel
managed
another
coup:
An
exclusive
cover
and
fashion
spread
with
Karan
Johar.
Shot
in
Karan's
favourite
city,
New
York,
and
styled
in
Lacoste's
Autumn-Winter
collection,
the
cover
story
reveals
another
side
of
the
multi-talented
filmmaker.
Editor-in-Chief Superna R. Motwane initially sat down with Karan to discover more about the media-friendly celebrity, something that would help understand the man he is today, but the conversation over coffee that evening deviated from the set questions, revealing a story, a journey of an overweight child who nobody wanted to play with to a successful albeit lonely man who the entire world wants to be friends with. This is Karan Johar as you may have never seen him before.
On
the
experience
of
his
first
serious
fashion
shoot:
"The
shoot
took
me
back
about
25
years
in
my
head,
to
an
obnoxiously
fat
child,
who
never
wanted
to
leave
his
house
because
he
felt
that
wherever
he
went
people
would
stare
at
him
because
he
was
fat.
I
don't
think
people
were
as
obsessed
with
my
weight
as
much
as
I
was
in
my
head.
The
fact
that
I've
been
standing
there
with
a
make-up
van
and
clothes...it
was
all
very
strange,
but
wonderful....
It's
something
I'll
always
remember."
On
choosing
New
York
for
Kabhi
Alvida
Naa
Kehna:
"In
the
case
of
Kabhi
Alvida,
I
needed
for
the
affair
to
happen
in
a
foreign
land,
because
in
India
you
can't
just
have
an
affair.
You'll
always
be
spotted
by
some
relative.
You
can't
meet
in
Barista
for
an
affair,
but
you
can
meet
at
a
Starbucks,
because
no
one
will
see
you
at
some
discreet
Starbucks
in
New
York.
I'm
not
promoting
New
York
as
a
land
for
infidelity.
I'm
just
saying
that
for
my
story,
New
York
worked."
On
not
taking
sides
in
controversies:
"I
never
get
into
couple's
and
I
basically
never
get
into
two
people's
problems.
I
never
take
sides
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
that's
not
what
I
believe
in.
Sometimes
just
sitting
on
the
fence
is
better.
Because
when
you
take
a
side
there's
no
guarantee
that
the
two
people
who
are
fighting
are
not
going
to
get
together
eventually,
and
they'll
just
dump
you.
I
stay
away.
It's
worked
for
me."
On
being
lonely:
"I
like
the
trappings
of
my
loneliness.
The
perks
I
get.
I'm
someone
who
lives
by
the
minute.
I
could
wake
up
one
minute
and
say
I
want
to
travel
tonight.
And
I
feel
I
should
be
answerable
only
to
my
parents,
now
to
my
mother.
I
don't
want
the
burden
of
being
answerable
to
anyone
but
myself.
On
Koffee
with
Karan:
"My
show
reflects
my
vibe,
which
is
'hate
me,
love
me,
but
please
don't
ignore
me.'
I
just
hope
that
people
get
it.
When
I'm
asking
people
about
affairs,
enmities,
etc,
it's
really
just
going
with
the
vibe.
You
could
call
it
frivolous,
I
call
it
fun.
You
could
call
it
creating
problems
and
I
could
call
it
clearing
the
air."
On
his
style:
"My
style
always
changes
from
season
to
season.
I
like
to
pick
up
things
that
I
know
will
look
good
on
me.
And
yes,
I'm
a
shopaholic.
I
love
shopping
for
clothes.
It's
the
only
indulgence
I
have.
I'm
not
into
watches,
cars,
gadgets
or
gizmos.
I
have
no
favourite
designers
because
I
don't
like
to
shop
in
one
place.
I
like
to
have
a
combination
of
things.
I'll
find
something
to
buy
anywhere."
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