Karan Johar Off On A Family Holiday On The Eve Of Big Release

For the  first time in his entire career as  a producer-filmmaker, Karan  Johar won’t be in India for  the release of a film.

The  film Jugjugg Jiyo  will now have  to release  without its producers’ presence. Karan Johar flew off to London with his  twins and mom for  a family  holiday.

“My parental duties come before my duties as  a producer,” Karan said  to me  on landing at Heathow  airport.

This is to say, he has his priorities right.

As  for  the  big release on Friday, Karan is monitoring every  move of his marketing team from London. He says he is ‘stalking’ every move  of his team

The advance booking for Jugjugg Jeeyo opened across the country on Sunday. The reports are  very encouraging .

Says Bihar’s prominent  exhibitor Suman Sinha, “Jugjugg Jeeyo is  a  typical Karan Johar-Dharma production, bright and festive with singing and dancing.People don’t want to see  dark gloomy films  right now.”

Karan agrees. His own directorial Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem  Kahani is a swirl  of  colours, songs and dances. Apparently the entire cast  of  the  film shakes a leg including the veterans  Jaya Bachchan, Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi.