Karan Johar Had a Meltdown and Zoya Akhtar Reveals Deets About This Funny Episode

Zoya Akhtar was recently on Neha Dhupia’s No Filter Neha where the actress revealed about a funny episode involving filmmaker Karan Johar. According to the Gully Boy director, Karan was around 11-years-old when one of his lavish birthday plans was called off. Zoya said, “You know Karan was promised a trip abroad for his birthday and something happened work-wise with Yash uncle and they had to cancel last minute.” She continues, “And Hiroo aunty, I remember, called my mum saying Karan was hysterical. He was distraught when his holiday had been cancelled and he was like ‘I want to be in a hotel.”

Zoya still recollects Karan’s birthday bash, because this is what happened next, “So, Hiroo aunty checked him into a hotel and we went to swim and hang out and spend the day at the pool. Basically, chill with him because it was his birthday and he had had a meltdown. Karan was a South Bombay kid so for him Juhu was abroad. I still can’t get over the fact that he had a meltdown and was checked into a hotel.”

That was not the only revelation that the Dil Dhadakne Do helmer had to make. She talked about another childhood memory and said, “We (Farhan Akhtar and I) were really stupid. We were in my mom's room, from my mother’s room there’s a long corridor and then it goes into what used to be our room. And at that time there was a terrace in the middle which was open. So, at night, it was all trees and the moon and we’d live on the sea. It was all quiet and nobody there and eerie. And my mother was like this is ridiculous, please go to your room, I’m not escorting the two of you. We used to sing loudly and run through the corridor. But disco is the remedy for ghosts.” Also see: Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt's Gully Boy Will Have Its World Premiere

Guess that’s how Zoya discovered the secret to not feel scared of ghosts. According to Zoya, “If you’re feeling scared, like eerie scared, play disco. Disco dispels ghosts. Like you cannot get scared of ghosts if disco plays. Play Abba, or play Disco 82 or play Dancing Queen and you won’t be scared of ghosts at all.”

Well, we bet that Neha Dhupia had a gala time listening to Zoya Akhtar’s crazy childhood memories on her show.

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