Case Toh Banta Hai Season 1: Riteish Deshmukh questions Karan Johar about casting process in movies. Here's what he replied

Recently Karan Johar made an appearance on the show, 'Case to Banta hai', which streams on Amazon miniTV. Recently, he was in the headlines due to nepotism in Bollywood, and now in Case Toh Banta Hai, we heard him talking about upcoming talent in Hindi film industry.

What did Riteish Deshmukh ask Karan Johar?

Riteish Deshmukh asked Karan Johar regarding the casting in his movies. He asked if Karan Johar only focuses on good looks while casting new actors in his movies.

Karan Johar replied that the claim was not true. While casting, he focuses on entertainment, entertainment and talent.


Karan Johar said that he usually fails to find talent, or it is just harder to find in general.

What was the reaction to Karan Johar's answer on Twitter?

Many famous names took to Twitter to express their thoughts on Karan Johar's 'Case Toh Banta hai' statement.

Among others, the director of Kashmir Files, Vivek Agnihotri, took to Twitter. He said the 'Boys of the Koffee club' should have their SM agencies and PR team focus more on their movies.

One user replied to Vivek Agnihotri asking him if he's obsessed with Karan Johar because Vivek tweets every Thursday after the episode of Koffee with Karan.

While another user-supported, Vivek Agnihotri, says it is all about nepotism, and Hindi film industry is now getting spoiled due to nepotism and star kids.

Bollywood, Nepotism, and the LGBTQ+ community

Before the 'Cast Toh Banta Hai' episode, Vivek Agnihotri has even been vocal about Queer representation. He talked to Kushal Mehra about Queer representation in films.

Vivek said they all talk about Queer activism, and then there are usually the first to make fun of the LGBTQ+ community. Vivek mentioned how Karan Johar's movies belittle and make fun of queer characters. He questioned that if they have to make fun, then why do they talk about LGBTQ activism?

Actor Kangana Ranaut also slammed Karan Johar. She said Karan Johar is only interested in other people's sex life than the scripts of the films. Kangana also went ahead to call the new movie Brahmāstra, a disaster.