Koffee with Karan is a very popular Indian talk show aired on Star World India.It is hosted by film producer and director Karan Johar. It first aired on 19 November 2004 and holds the title of the longest-running talk show in Indian television. The show has recently concluded its sixth season on 17 March 2019.
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The concept of the show basically revolves around “spilling the beans while having a hot cuppa.” The show makers have officially stated that Karan Johar is “the brain behind the show” and that he “sits on everything”.
Koffee with Karan is a show noted for its uniqueness, and became quite popular because of Johar’s style of hosting. Its success is attributed, in particular, to the fact that it has been able to rope in some of the biggest names and personalities in the Indian entertainment industry. Most of the guests on the show are Johar’s friends which eases off the conversation gap.In the show, Johar is usually seen coaxing and cajoling the guests and grilling them often regarding their personal lives.It is the confessions and revelations of the show guests that generate the most media attention and boost the show’s TRP. The rapid fire segment of the show has garnered the most popularity, being dubbed notorious for the statements given during the round which are often spontaneous and revealing.
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The show, and its host Karan Johar in particular, came under wide public criticism after the airing of the third episode of season 3 which featured Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor as guests. Johar asked them to speak about Ranbir Kapoor with whom they have both worked in the past; Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor had also been in a relationship for about 2 years and had broken up prior to her appearance on the talk show. When discussing the breakup, Padukone clearly stated about Kapoor, “I think he needs to work on his boyfriend skills.” After the episode aired, Ranbir’s parents Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh had reportedly taken issue with the host,specially the comments made by the actresses. Rishi Kapoor totally blamed Johar for instigating and provoking both the actresses to say all those things on air.