Karan Johar is well-known for making films that are high on the emotional quotient and makes you reach out for the tissues. With his directorial debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai he proved this as you can’t help but weep along with Kajol when she realizes that her love for Shah Rukh Khan is unrequited. You can’t help but empathize with Jaya Bachchan when she longs to see her son SRK who has left the family after Amitabh Bachchan asks him to go. Years have passed but these scenes remain vivid in our memories, thanks to KJo who says that he is a melodramatic person.

Talking at a media conclave, Karan explained his take on films and said, “I'm a melodramatic person. That's something that is there in my DNA. Aditya Chopra told me, "How can you not make movies? You're a drama queen. The only thing you don't have is an interval." I love a good cry. I love opulence. I love what Indian cinema stands for. So any time I need to push the buttons for the heartstrings, I do it. That core Hindi film lies in me. That Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham filmmaker is still in me. I am trying to be relevant in this day and age. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil was a piece of my broken heart. It was my most pleasurable working experience. Everyone said Ranbir Kapoor was so rich but a cry baby in the film, but I said emotions do not come with a balance sheet."

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Karan, who has not helmed a film for some time now, will be getting back into the director’s chair with Takht, a historical drama that he has never done before. The film boasts of a stellar star cast including Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor.

(Source: India Today Media Conclave 2019)