Karan Johar praises Kangana Raunat over the Padma Shri award

Filmmaker and Bollywood A-lister, Karan Johar recently spoke out, praising his fellow Padma Shri recipient Kangana Ranaut for her undoubted and numerous contributions to Indian cinema.

In a previous chat Kangana spoke about Karan Johar and how he wholeheartedly deserved the award for his contributions on his own merit, away from the coat tails of his father and his head stated.

Karan responded to her praises with comments of her own during an interview with the Mumbai Mirror where he revealed, “So much has been said about Kangana, me and some kind of rivalry or simmering tension. But at every public event we’ve met, we’ve greeted each other graciously."

"As a filmmaker, I respect Kangana’s talent, craft, and what she brings to the table. She is an actor who has proved her mettle and is deserving of the honour. Besides Ekta and Adnan Sami, I am honoured to receive the Padma Shri alongside Kangana,” he added. 

In regards to working with Kangana on any upcoming projects, Karan revealed, “tomorrow, if I have a film for which I need Kangana, I will pick up the phone and call her. Whatever the problem, whatever may have been said on social media, is irrelevant to me. I’m a filmmaker and she’s an artiste and no amount of personal bias should come in the way of that relationship. I believe in that and will stand by it.”