Actor
Saif
Ali
Khan
says
Bollywood
is
incomplete
without
the
presence
of
filmmaker
Karan
Johar.
Saif
will
join
Karan
to
host
the
18th
edition
of
the
International
Indian
Film
Academy
(IIFA)
Awards
in
New
York
next
month.
The
actor,
who
was
present
here
on
Monday
along
with
Varun
Dhawan
and
Karan
for
an
IIFA
2017
press
conference,
said,
"Film
industry
is
incomplete
without
Karan
Johar."
When
mediapersons
asked
the
reason
behind
making
such
a
statement,
Saif
quipped:
"'Baahubali...'
Can
you
imagine
our
film
industry
without
that?
He
is
one
of
those
arteries
in
the
blood
flow
of
the
film
industry."
Karan,
who
was
sitting
next
to
him,
thanked
Saif
for
saying
that.
Looking
back
at
his
journey
as
a
host,
Karan
said,
"I
realised
I
started
hosting
shows
from
2000,
which
was
a
Filmfare
award.
It's
been
17
years!
I
am
glad
that
every
year
I
have
managed
to
get
the
job!
The
experience
is
always
good,
as
I
enjoy
whenever
I
am
on
stage."
Karan's
directorial
"Ae
Dil
Hai
Mushkil" is
the
front
runner
in
the
nomination
pack
of
the
18th
edition
of
the
gala.
Is
he
nervous?
"It
is
great
to
win
it
when
you
win
but
if
you
don't,
you
should
not
care," he
said.
Saif
also
said
that
he
wants
to
host
a
show
with
superstar
Shah
Rukh
Khan.
He
said:
"It
will
be
fun!
He
is
so
clever,
I
would
live
to
host
a
show
with
him."
Varun,
who
was
sitting
next
to
Saif,
said:
"I
would
love
to
watch
you
(Saif)
and
Shah
Rukh
working
together
on-screen."
IIFA
will
be
taking
place
at
the
MetLife
Stadium,
New
York
on
July
14
and
15.