Koffee With Karan 10 Big Controversies: Well-known Bollywood producer and director Karan Johar has once again come into limelight. The reason for this is his popular chat show 'Coffee with Karan'. Recently, he announced about the show that Koffee with Karan season 9 is going to be streamed on Jio Hotstar from 14th October. The special thing is that Karan Johar has called this season the last season of the show. This means that after season 9 of 'Koffee with Karan' ends, the journey of this show will also end.
At the same time, after the news of the last season of the show came out, its old episodes and the stories related to them have also come into discussion again. For almost two decades, this show has been known for questions related to personal life, relationships, friendship and career of Bollywood celebs. Many interesting conversations were heard in this show and many times the celebs' answers were such that they created a lot of controversy. The issue of Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul had escalated so much that BCCI had to take action against both of them. At the same time, Kangana Ranaut gave such a statement regarding nepotism in the show, which was discussed for a long time. Apart from these, comments related to Ranbir, Aishwarya, Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra and other celebs were also involved in controversies. Let us know about 10 controversies of Koffee with Karan show.
1. Controversy between Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul
In the year 2019, cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul had appeared in season 6 of 'Coffee with Karan'. During the rapid-fire rounds and conversations of the show, Hardik made several comments about women, nightclub culture and his personal life, which were considered sexist and derogatory towards women. Hardik also talked openly about his personal life and his behavior with women. Because of which both the cricketers had to face a lot of criticism. This matter escalated so much that even BCCI had to intervene in it. Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were suspended from cricket and both were recalled from the Australia tour. Not only this, later this episode was also removed from the platform.
2. Kangana Ranaut targeted Karan Johar
Kangana Ranaut came to 'Koffee with Karan' in 2017 during the promotion of 'Rangoon'. In this episode, Kangana talked openly about outsiders and star kids in Bollywood. In front of Karan Johar, Kangana had called him 'flag bearer of nepotism' and 'movie mafia'. He accused Karan of supporting star kids and reducing opportunities for outsiders. This statement of his was widely discussed at that time. After this, the debate regarding nepotism in Bollywood became more intense. After this episode the distance between Karan and Kangana also increased.
3. Deepika and Sonam's comment on Ranbir Kapoor
Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor commented on Ranbir Kapoor in season 3 of 'Koffee with Karan'. At that time Deepika and Ranbir Kapoor had broken up. In the show, Karan asked Deepika a question about Ranbir, what gift would she like to give to Ranbir, then she talked about endorsing a condom brand. Sonam Kapoor also supported Deepika in this conversation and called Ranbir a good friend but a useless boyfriend. After the comments of both, this episode came into limelight. After the comments of Deepika and Sonam, talks about Rishi Kapoor being angry were also revealed in the media.
4. Emraan Hashmi made controversial comments on Aishwarya Rai
Emraan Hashmi and Mahesh Bhatt were in Koffee with Karan 4. During the rapid-fire round, Karan Johar put the word 'plastic' in front of Imran and asked which actress' name comes to his mind after hearing this word. This Imran immediately took the name of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. There was a lot of uproar over his comment. Aishwarya's fans and people associated with the Bachchan family had expressed their displeasure over this. However, when the controversy over this increased, Imran clarified that he had given this answer jokingly to win the hamper in rapid-fire and he respects Aishwarya a lot.
5. Alia Bhatt's quiz answer
In the year 2013, Alia Bhatt came to the show with her debut film 'Student of the Year' co-stars Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra. During 'Coffee Quiz', Karan Johar asked her a simple question that who is the President of India. First of all Varun Dhawan gave the wrong answer. At the same time, Alia Bhatt also gave the wrong answer with full confidence and called Prithviraj Chauhan as the President of India. The President of India at that time was Pranab Mukherjee. After the episode was telecast, Alia was heavily trolled on social media. This episode was also in the news a lot.
6. Tusshar Kapoor's 'Botox' comment on Preity Zinta
Tusshar Kapoor came to the show with his sister Ekta Kapoor in season 3. During this, Karan Johar asked him which actress' name comes to his mind after hearing the word 'Botox'. He immediately took Preity Zinta's name. His answer surprised everyone. However, after the controversy escalated, Tusshar Kapoor apologized.
7. Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra's accent debate
Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan appeared together in season 3 of 'Koffee with Karan'. During the conversation, Kareena commented on Priyanka Chopra's accent. Kareena questioned where Priyanka got such an accent from. This comment was linked to the alleged cold war going on between the two actresses. At the same time, when Priyanka Chopra reached the show with Shahid Kapoor in an episode. Karan also asked him a similar question. Priyanka replied that she got this accent from the same place from where Kareena's boyfriend i.e. Saif Ali Khan got it. His answer garnered a lot of headlines.
8. Ranveer Singh made controversial comment on Anushka Sharma
Actually, Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma had appeared in season 3 of Koffee with Karan. In the show, Ranveer made a comment about Anushka's look, which was considered wrong. Anushka immediately interrupted Ranveer and told him not to talk to her like this. This matter was also much discussed. On social media, people linked Ranveer's comment to not talking to women properly. Ranveer was criticized a lot for this.
9. Salman Khan had claimed to be a 'virgin'
Salman Khan arrived for the first time in the first episode of season 4 of Koffee with Karan. Karan Johar asked him personal questions about his love life, marriage and relationships. Karan also asked Salman about his virginity. In response, Salman said that he is still a virgin and is saving himself for his future wife. His answer garnered a lot of headlines. After the episode, this matter became much discussed in social media and entertainment media.
10. Sonam Kapoor's comment on the looks of actors
In Season 4, Sonam Kapoor had made a comment during the rapid-fire round about the acting and looks of actors in the film industry. He had said that a thinking has developed among the industry and the audience that people who are not very good looking or not very loud are considered serious and good actors. He said that if an actor is very beautiful or glamorous, then people think that he does not know how to act. This comment of Sonam was considered as a hint at special actors. Which was discussed a lot on social media.
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