Karan Johar Announces New Directorial Film On His Birthday, Makes Fans Cheer 'Shah Rukh Khan, Please!'

Karan Johar left everyone super excited on Saturday by announcing his new film. The filmmaker, who is also celebrating his 52nd birthday, took to his Instagram handle to share that he will soon be directing a movie. KJo shared a picture of himself in which he was seen holding a notepad that read, “Untitled Narration Draft. Directed By: Karan Johar. 25th May 2024.” In the caption of his post, Karan wrote, “Get…Set…Go” along with a red heart emoji.

Needless to say, Karan Johar’s announcement has left netizens super excited. Soon after the post was shared, fans rushed to the comments section and urged KJo to collaborate with Shah Rukh Khan once again. “One more with SRK please!!❤️” one of the fans wrote. “PLEASE BRING BACK SRK AND KAJOL!!!!!” added another. “Bring back SRK kajol, please,” a third comment read.

Karan Johar Announces New Film, Will He Collaborate With SRK?

When KJo Manifested Working With SRK, Kajol Again 

Interestingly, in October last year, Karan manifested reuniting with SRK and Kajol. He was speaking to Pinkvilla when he said, “Working with them would be a dream. And I hope I can do a story that justifies their legendary presence. I hope that happens. Working with them is like working with family”.

Karan Johar Planning An Action Film With SRK, Ranveer Singh? 

Later in November, Times Now reported that Karan is planning an action film with Shah Rukh Khan and Ranveer Singh. “Karan has never directed a full-on action film before. He wants to make his first full-on action film with Shah Rukh Khan. The only problem is, how to generate the kind of action never seen before by his fans, Shah Rukh’s not Karan’s,” a source cited by the entertainment portal claimed.

Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan previously worked together in several successful movies including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Dilwale, Baazigar and My Name Is Khan among others.

Meanwhile, last year, Karan Johar also directed Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. The muti-starrer film featured Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi and Dharmendra among others in key roles. RRKPK was widely loved by the audience and earned over Rs 350 crore at the Indian box office.