Karan Johar’s Lunch Box tales
The producer speaks about how the love of his mother was depicted through the tiffin she packed for him
Karan Johar’s film ‘Lunch Box’ has a tag line, ‘can you fall for someone unknown to you through LB?’ But he feels right now, he may only get a letter from his mother rather than a lady through a lunch box asking him to get home soon!
Denying that any such lunch box has come to him, Karan clarifies, “I have been waiting to get a lunch box (from a lady) and I hope it comes. I wish my love story to begin like Irrfan and Nimrat Kaur in the film. My love story is there only with my mother as of now. Hoping for a letter to be found sent by my mother which may have ‘Please beta come home soon’ written in it.”
Walking down the memory lane, he shares recollections about his school days by saying, “I was 150 kilos when I was in school. I had friends who used to bring food but that was oily and because of that, their books used to turn yellow. I never shared my lunch box with anyone as my mother used to give me delicious food with amazing desserts especially brownie.” And adds, “I had no friends in school but later when my principal asked who would like to be friends with me? Apoorva Mehta (Dharma) that is how I met my best friend who agreed to be my buddy, probably he wanted to take away my brownie!”
On backing different films Karan says, “Today different kind of films like ‘Barfi!’, ‘Vicky Donor’ are accepted by the audience. We at Dharma Productions would like to make all kind of films be it big or small as we want to support good films. When I saw ‘Lunch Box’ I wanted to be associated with the film in some way or the other. I feel proud that my name is associated to ‘Lunch Box’ as I don’t have the capability to make a film like this.”
On presenting this film for the Oscars, Karan explains, “UTV has an amazing experience of getting a film released in a better way. We are sure that they will provide a better theatrical platform for this film. We will take the film across the country. It (Oscars) is not in our hands and that The Film Federation of India (FFI) has to decide. It is a beautiful film, which we can proudly show to anyone. May be ‘Lunch Box’ can bring us the golden statue which we have not received yet. Probably with this film it can happen.”
Talking about the 100 crore club and whether films’ success should be gauged by that sole parameter, he says, “We can’t compare such films to any 100 crore club. All we want is more number of people to watch this film. We are not thinking about the business, be it Rs 25 or Rs 50 crore. This film has been made from heart.”
When asked whether item songs should bear part of the blame for the moral degeneration of the society, he says, “I think cinema is the safest target. Cinema even projects traditional value system; why is that not emulated? Why blame item songs or cinema for what is happening in society? In films, I would never cross the lines of decency. Why cinema is always attacked for whatever happens in the society? Rather the issue needs to be addressed holistically.”
With the recent rape in Mumbai Karan adds, “When I heard about this, I felt helpless. Words like devastated, disgusted mean nothing at a times like this. I feel ashamed of humanity. This gives a feeling of insecurity. I feel more power should be given to the media as they are policing the governance by constantly talking about it. But this can be curbed or limited if not stopped completely. If I had the solution for this I would have been the front-runner for it.”
Walking down the memory lane, he shares recollections about his school days by saying, “I was 150 kilos when I was in school. I had friends who used to bring food but that was oily and because of that, their books used to turn yellow. I never shared my lunch box with anyone as my mother used to give me delicious food with amazing desserts especially brownie.” And adds, “I had no friends in school but later when my principal asked who would like to be friends with me? Apoorva Mehta (Dharma) that is how I met my best friend who agreed to be my buddy, probably he wanted to take away my brownie!”
On backing different films Karan says, “Today different kind of films like ‘Barfi!’, ‘Vicky Donor’ are accepted by the audience. We at Dharma Productions would like to make all kind of films be it big or small as we want to support good films. When I saw ‘Lunch Box’ I wanted to be associated with the film in some way or the other. I feel proud that my name is associated to ‘Lunch Box’ as I don’t have the capability to make a film like this.”
On presenting this film for the Oscars, Karan explains, “UTV has an amazing experience of getting a film released in a better way. We are sure that they will provide a better theatrical platform for this film. We will take the film across the country. It (Oscars) is not in our hands and that The Film Federation of India (FFI) has to decide. It is a beautiful film, which we can proudly show to anyone. May be ‘Lunch Box’ can bring us the golden statue which we have not received yet. Probably with this film it can happen.”
Talking about the 100 crore club and whether films’ success should be gauged by that sole parameter, he says, “We can’t compare such films to any 100 crore club. All we want is more number of people to watch this film. We are not thinking about the business, be it Rs 25 or Rs 50 crore. This film has been made from heart.”
When asked whether item songs should bear part of the blame for the moral degeneration of the society, he says, “I think cinema is the safest target. Cinema even projects traditional value system; why is that not emulated? Why blame item songs or cinema for what is happening in society? In films, I would never cross the lines of decency. Why cinema is always attacked for whatever happens in the society? Rather the issue needs to be addressed holistically.”
With the recent rape in Mumbai Karan adds, “When I heard about this, I felt helpless. Words like devastated, disgusted mean nothing at a times like this. I feel ashamed of humanity. This gives a feeling of insecurity. I feel more power should be given to the media as they are policing the governance by constantly talking about it. But this can be curbed or limited if not stopped completely. If I had the solution for this I would have been the front-runner for it.”
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