‘Koffee with Karan’: The Guilty Pleasure We Can’t Kick
Exclusive: As the final season airs, the team behind it reveals how its couch became Bollywood’s most feared and coveted seat.
On September 30, filmmaker Karan Johar posted a video on Instagram. Koffee with Karan, his popular celebrity talk show, was coming back but with an important caveat: this would be the last season. “I realized all good things have to come to an end,” Johar said.
A spate of reactions followed. “End of an era,” one user commented. “The only cup of coffee that mattered,” another said. Actors, directors, cricketers, and entrepreneurs have sat on Johar’s infamous couch and ended friendships, manifested relationships, and announced rivalries. Spectators laughed and gasped at the revelations Johar would coax out of people. It wasn’t all fun and games, though. He fielded criticism for indulging in favoritism, promoting nepotism, and hurting people’s feelings. We ate it all up. So, where does guilt end and pleasure begin? The Juggernaut spoke to the team behind the salacious show to find out why we can’t stop watching.