Filmmaker Karan Johar on Thursday dismissed rumours that he had roped in Miss World Manushi Chhillar as a second heroine for his film Student Of The Year 2.
“There is no truth to the news yet. We are very proud of Manushi’s achievements. I was hosting the show the year she won, so I have met her before and I did see potential in her. I look forward to meeting her... I haven’t met her yet after she won the crown for India. But there has been nothing discussed yet,” he said.
The filmmaker was honored with the best author award in the category of Popular Choice award for biographies for his book An Unsuitable Boy at the Raymond Crossword Book Awards.
“I am quite excited about the fact that so many people were excited to know about my life, and I feel very honoured to receive this award,” he said. “I will write the part two after next 30 years. By then hopefully, I will have enough experience and material to write the next book.”
After receiving awards for best producer, director and now author, Johar, asked if his fans can expect the best actor award for Welcome to New York, said: “That is a comedy film, so maybe best actor in a comic role could be in the question. Anyways even if I get a nomination I’ll be happy with that. That is part of my extracurricular activities, so whatever I will get, I will be happy with that.”
With Ranveer Singh uniting with him and Rohit Shetty for a film titled Simmba, Johar also spoke about Singh’s upcoming release this week, the controversial Padmaavat.
“I am very happy and excited to watch Padmaavat and I can’t wait,” he said,
Johar’s upcoming productions include Drive and Raazi for 2018 release and Kesari and Brahmastra for 2019.
