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This archival interview footage features filmmaker Karan Johar speaking candidly during a major Bollywood awards night. Karan emphasizes why attending award functions matters to him, explaining that these events allow artists to meet people in their most real, unacted form, away from film sets and scripted performances. Reflecting on the awards season, he openly acknowledges that Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna did not win major awards, gracefully praising Munna Bhai MBBS and Rang De Basanti as truly superior films of that year. In a lighter, humorous moment, Karan shares industry nicknames, revealing his fond habit of shortening names—calling himself KJ, Shah Rukh Khan SRK, Abhishek Bachchan AB, and referring to Salman Khan simply as a rockstar. He also speaks affectionately about Katrina Kaif (Ka
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