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Karan Johar finally gets actor Ajay Devgan on his celebrity talk show Koffe with Karan. The film producer who is a host like no other has wanted Ajay on his show for a long time.
Ajay on the other hand has refused to come on twice. But Karan got third time lucky thanks to his close friend and Ajay’s wife, actress Kajol.
Kajol who has been in some of Karan’s hit movies, persuaded her husband to go on the show, who stayed away from it primarily because of its ‘irreverent nature’ and also because Ajay likes to keep his personal life just that. Personal.
The actor who prefers to talk about his work and stay away from controversy, only agreed after being assured that the episode would be toned down and he would not be made uncomfortable.
On NDTV Movies, Karan himself denies that it was difficult to get Ajay on the show. "We have been chatting a lot. Initially, Ajay had reservations but I told him we will make it fun and comfortable and not gossipy. I wanted to catch a glimpse of Ajay and who he is and I think I managed that.”
He went on to say, "I would've liked Kajol on the show but she's busy with her newborn baby and it's difficult for her to get away. I don't think Ajay has ever done a one-on-one chat show like this one. It's very interesting for me to have Ajay on the show as he's media shy and an introvert."
He stresses that the episode is non-controversial: "The show caters to the celebrity guest and his persona and Ajay is strong and solid with a fantastic sense of humour as his friends and family know him to have. I discovered that too. He has emerged as the biggest survivor with a tremendous career graph in the last 20 years and I wanted to chat with him in that zone. We wrapped up in an hour and he was very funny, witty and sharp with some interesting observations."
Koffe with Karan airs on STAR One and STAR World on Sundays 9pm-10pm.
FemaleFirst Haleema Shabir