Karan Johar made his return to direction through "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani" after 7 years and thus he was conscious about his creation and had anxiety attacks before screening.
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00:00 Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt's taral, Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahani,
00:05 was one of the commercial hits of 2023.
00:09 And not just a box office dominance,
00:12 but the audience did rezone it with the thought behind the movie.
00:17 It was a movie which reflects Gen Z's ideology of the marriage process.
00:23 With this movie, Karan Johar made his comeback to the direction after almost 7 years.
00:30 In an interview with The Week,
00:32 Karan Johar shared the anxiety he had during the release of the film.
00:37 Karan Johar directed Ae Dil Hai Mushkin which released in the year 2016.
00:44 And after that, he made Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahani released on 28th July 2023.
00:52 Keshav wasn't expecting the kind of response the film got as he said he knew people very well in India.
01:00 On the day when the film was released,
01:02 Karan told his entire marketing team to not send any reviews to him.
01:07 He had an anxiety attack the night before the screening.
01:11 He felt like he was going to faint and fall.
01:15 And he was sweating a lot at the screening before the release.
01:20 He told his marketing team,
01:22 "I am bit fragile. I am coming after 7 years."
01:26 He felt like it was his first film being released all over again.
01:31 The year 2023 gave Bollywood many mega hits like Pathan, Jawan, Gadar 2, Animal, etc.
01:39 In these action-oriented movies,
01:41 Karan felt like nobody would watch his urban love story about family.
01:46 He wasn't sure about the audience's reaction to his progressive woke messaging.
01:52 But things happened out of his expectation.
01:55 It was the best-reviewed film for Dharma.
01:58 He read all the reviews.
02:00 He said that he wanted validation from everyone, including critics.
02:05 There is a critic, Rahul Desai from Film Companion.
02:09 He hadn't liked any film of Keshav.
02:12 But he wrote very optimistic words about Rocky Aur Rani ki Prem Kahani.
02:17 He wrote,
02:19 "Karan Johar wins hearts and updates the Bollywood spectacle."
02:23 "Karan Johar personally called him to thank him that he genuinely liked the film."
02:29 "Keshav's This Direction venture became more successful than what he thought."
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