MUMBAI : Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar expressed his displeasure at being mimicked in "poor taste" by a comedian of a TV show. The director posted a message to his Instagram stories citing that the mimicry was in "poor taste." While he would not have expected such an attitude from those in the film industry, he did say that he would have expected it from trolls. Though Karan Johar did not identify the program or the comedian, many on social media speculated that he was referring to Kettan Singh, who mimicked him on Madness Machayenge – India Ko Hasayenge.

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“I was sitting and watching television with my mom…and saw a promo of a reality comedy show on a supposedly respectable channel… a comic was mimicking me in exceptionally poor taste…I expect this from trolls and faceless and nameless people but when your own industry can disrespect someone who has been in the business for over 25 years it speaks volumes about the times we live in…this doesn’t even anger me it just makes me sad!” Karan wrote on his Instagram Stories.

Film producer Ekta Kapoor shared his statement on her Instagram Stories and extended her support. “Happened so many times! Ugly humour sometimes on shows. And even at award functions. And then they expect you to attend! Karan please ask them to imitate one movie or classic of yours,” Ekta wrote. Karan reposted the story and replied, “Love you Ektu.”

Many social media users decrypted Karan's mysterious message on Reddit, X, and Instagram. Many assumed he was referring to Kettan Singh, a comedian who appears on Madness Machayenge on Sony TV. The conclusion was predicated on a recent TV and Instagram promo that the network posted. Kettan made fun of Karan and his chat show Koffee With Karan in the teaser by dressing like him.

Kettan made fun of the comedy show by referring to it as "Toffee with Churan." He made fun of Karan's dancing habit and poked fun at him for releasing multiple-star kids during the show.

 

 

 

 

 

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Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi is a judge on the show. Harsh Gujral, Snehil, Ankita Shrivastav, Paritosh Tripathi, Kushal Badrike, Inder Sahni, and Gaurav Dubey are among the other actors in the show.

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