Karan Johar's justification for killing Anushka Sharma's character in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' invites troll army

Karan Johar is all set to begin his next directorial Takht soon, but his previous directorial film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil starring Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in lead roles is still facing the after-effects of being made. Many people could not understand why would Karan kill Anushka’s character rather than showing a better ending.

When asked about the same in a recent interview, Karan justified it by saying that because she couldn’t reciprocate the love Ranbir’s character Ayan has, he killed her. To top it up, he said that a filmmaker is ‘God’ and has the power to ‘destroy’.

He said, “Yes, the last track met with many polarised responses and rightfully so, but I was like she didn’t love him, she has to die. I wrote this character. He loved her so crazily. She could’ve loved him back, why couldn’t she? So she got cancer and she died.”

“Well, she got punished, I wrote it. See, a filmmaker is a God, you write, you create and you destroy,” added the director who had previously helmed Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, My Name Is Khan and Student Of The Year.

Like expected, the comments invited army of trolls, who definitely were not in the mood for fun over his ‘full of himself’ comment. Here are some of the trolls:

@karanjohar said this during an interview, about a female character that he killed off:

“He loved her so crazily. She could’ve loved him back, why couldn’t she? So she got cancer and she died."

Ladies, don't DARE to reject men. You'll get cancer and you'll die. #NoMeansNo

— Preeti (@preetideshpa) January 25, 2019

Karan Johar saying he killed Anushka in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil to punish her is the most unsurprising and fucked up thing I've read today. pic.twitter.com/3EzePlve7v

— Sonia Mariam Thomas (@SoKneeOh) January 24, 2019

Karan Johar saying he killed off Alizeh in ADHM because she didn’t love Ayan and chalking it off as karma is disgusting because we still live in a day and age where women are constantly attacked or killed for not reciprocating feelings and we are NOT going to romanticize that

— sai (@Saisailu97) January 24, 2019

I always found Karan Johar weird but his recent interview states that he isn't just that but crazy and full of himself! Killing a character just coz she didn't love the male lead back?! And it's all coming from a personal experience?? Kya dimaag hai bhai

— -Jas- (@jasisamess) January 25, 2019

The Diwali release had clashed with Ajay Devgn’s Shivaay, causing major fallout between friends Karan Johar and Kajol (Ajay’s wife). Things however looked positive for Karan post Baahubali success. The filmmaker is now producing various films like Akshay Kumar starrer Kesari, Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt’s Brahmastra, Kareena Kapoor Khan-Akshay Kumar starrer Good News, Tiger Shroff’s Student Of The Year 2 and Varun Dhawan’s Rannbhoomi. He will also be directing Takht which will star Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor.