Filmmaker Karan Johar left everyone confused as he unfollowed some of his close friends from the industry, including Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, and designer Manish Malhotra on Instagram on May 28. Now, Karan has clarified through his latest Instagram Story that this is a part of his digital detox. The Sometimes there is happiness and sometimes there is sadness. maker added that he unfollowed so many people in an attempt to save the energy and time spent on the platform. Taking to the photo-sharing app, KJo wrote, “It’s a DIGITAL DETOX!!!! Am unfollowing everyone to reduce my time and energy spent on the gram!!! This can’t be national news for gods sake… please clickbait something else! This is irrelevant! (sic)”.
Karan Johar Clarifies His Unfollow as ‘Digital Detox’ – See Post Here:
On Thursday, the What’s going on? maker even unfollowed his Student Of The Year proteges Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt. Kartik Aaryan, who will be leading Karan Johar’s upcoming production Naagzillaalso did not make the cut. Karan Johar Announces Digital Detox, Says ‘Universe Give Me the Strength To Stay Away’.
Karan Johar Still Follows Priyanka Chopra and Adar Poonawalla
Interestingly, Karan removed all well-known names from Bollywood from his Insta following list, except Priyanka Chopra. The updated list of people Karan is following on Insta further includes Dharma CEO Apoorva Mehta and business partner Adar Poonawalla. KJo, who enjoys a following of 17 million, is only following 74 handles now. Karan loves to stay on top of his social media game and entertains the netizens with his enchanting updates, which at times also feature his kids, Roohi and Yash. He further uses social media to talk about the trending topics, and also the latest updates in Bollywood. Karan Johar Debuts at Met Gala 2026: Filmmaker Honours Raja Ravi Varma in Custom Manish Malhotra Art Piece (View Post).
Talking about his work, Karan recently backed Ananya Panday and Lakshya fronted romantic entertainer Moon My Heart under his banner Dharma Productions. The drama, which was released in the cinema halls on May 22, received mixed reviews. Up next, he is producing Naagzillathat will be headlined by Kartik.
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