Mrs
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Mrs
Hrithik
Roshan;
Gauri
and
Sussanne
to
those
who
are
friends;
have
travelled
to
New
York
in
advance
to
spend
some
of
their
husband's
money
shopping
before
the
grand
premiere
of
Kites
at
Times
Square
on
May
16.
And
giving
them
company
is
Karan
Johar.
Trust
the
ever-affable
Karan
Johar
to
be
the
'awed'
one
out.
Not
having
learnt
his
lesson
from
the
crazy
Twitter-related,
over-generous
praise
for
Gurinder
Chadha's
It's
A
Wonderful
Afterlife,
Karan
is
now
going
all
out
for
the
Roshans
and
their
prestigious
film
Kites.
And
this
time
it's
not
just
about
placing
complimentary
comments
on
social
websites,
Karan
is
currently
in
New
York,
ostensibly
for
a
longish
holiday
which
would've
ideally
ended
this
week.
Karan
has
decided
to
stay
back
in
New
York
to
attend
the
prestigious
premiere
of
Kites
on
May
16
at
Times
Square,
just
for
the
Roshans.
In
fact
he
was
this
week
joined
by
Gauri
Khan,
who
will
be
representing
her
star-husband
Shahrukh
at
the
premiere.
Shahrukh
who
can't
attend
the
event
as
he's
shooting
for
Ra.1
made
sure
that
his
wife
represented
them
both
at
this
very
important
occasion
in
the
Roshan'
life.
Speaking
from
New
York,
Karan
confirms,
"Gauri
and
Sussanne
Roshan
are
here.
We're
having
the
time
of
our
lives.
I
am
not
thinking
about
work
at
all
just
enjoying
myself."
About
his
praise
for
Gurinder
Chadha's
severely
criticized
film,
Karan
defends,
"Why
not?
I
did
it
for
a
friend
and
a
colleague.
I'd
do
it
again
if
I
have
to.
I
had
earlier
decided
I'd
no
more
praise
my
colleagues'
works
because
they
don't
praise
me
for
any
of
my
films.
But
I
don't
think
I
can
be
that
way.
I
love
going
all-out
for
my
friends.
I'm
dying
to
see
Badmaash
Company.
And
if
I
like
it
I
will
praise
it
to
the
skies
because
Yash
Uncle(Chopra)
and
Adi
are
family."
Regarding
the
unconditional
support
to
Kites,
Karan
says,
"It's
a
big
film
for
the
Roshans
who
are
very
close
to
me
and
Shahrukh.
The
success
of
Kites
is
also
very
important
to
the
film
industry.
I've
a
release
I
Hate
Luv
Storys
coming
up
in
July.
And
if
Kites
works
it'd
mean
favourable
things
for
my
films."
Of
course!
Karan
knows
there
would
be
no
support
from
his
colleagues
when
his
film
is
released.
"But
that's
okay.
New
York
is
an
important
venue
for
Bollywood.
My
Name
Is
Khan's
shortened
version
was
released
her
last
week.
Now
it's
a
shortened
international
version
of
Kites.
So
we
are
working
towards
the
same
goal
of
taking
Bollywood
to
the
West."
Incidentally,
Karan
had
gone
to
New
York
with
the
express
purpose
of
writing
his
next
screenplay.
But
he
has
drawn
a
blank.
"At
the
moment
I'm
all
geared
for
the
Kites
premiere.
I
can't
wait
to
see
it."
Story first published: Monday, May 17, 2010, 15:39 [IST]