No hamper, no coffee! KJo confirms 'Koffee With Karan' not returning for new season

The celebrity chat show that caused several controversies and fallouts among famous personalities, grabbed headlines routinely and kickstarted the nepotism debate - 'Koffee with Karan' - will not be renewed for another season, announced its popular host, Karan Johar on social media on Wednesday.

The 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' maker recently took to Twitter to make the important announcement and said that with a heavy heart, he is bidding farewell to the show which had been a part of his life and that of the Indian television viewers for past six seasons. This announcement comes a week after there were reports in the media that claimed that a season seven of the show is underway.

In the Twitter announcement, Johar denied the claim and wrote, "Koffee with Karan' has been a part of my life, and yours, for 6 seasons now. I'd like to think we've made an impact and even found our place in pop culture history. And so, it is with a heavy heart that I announce that 'Koffee with Karan' will not be returning..."

The show which saw the who's who of Bollywood spill the beans, and fight over the coffee hamper as they attempted to give witty replies to the rapid fire questions has been an integral part of Indian popular culture since 2004. The show debuted with an episode that featured Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, and has since then seen all leading stars of Bollywood sit down on the famous couch for some coffee and chat.

The show first premiered on Star World, and ran for six seasons till 2019. During these seasons, this popular show created several controversies.

One of the early sensational statement that contributed to this show's popularity came from Deepika Padukone, who slammed her then ex-boyfriend, Ranbir Kapoor on the show and said that he should endorse a condom brand hinting at his unfaithful behaviour, and continued with many big stars taking pot shots at their collogues. Sonam Kapoor accused half of the film clan of using Botox to enhance their looks, Emraan Hashi called Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 'plastic', a bout of cold war between Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra ensued in the early years and was followed by their later years' friendly appearance together. It was also the show in which Salman Khan declared that he is a virgin.