The most important thing you learn in marketing (MLM) is to build up your contact list and make connections that will get you somewhere. This is what we have learnt and it seems to us that in Bollywood, the face of that marketing tutorial is this:
Karan really has it! He has the ways to stay relevant and he has figured that it is through connections. Who would have thought that the guy who host Koffee with Karanand likes to ask people who they take their showers with actually has a direct connect with the Prime Minister of India. Either Kebab Jo is really powerful in Bollywood or the PM is desperate! Elections are coming right?!
Naturally, if KJo gets to bring Bollywood people to a meeting with the PM of India, he will get to choose who he wants there with him. Imagine if Salman was the one with the connect, guess who he would have brought? Kebab Jo brought along his minions on this private flight to the capital, including Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, and Ekta Kapoor. Kareena was not around or she would have been on it too, but Alia was there so it’s fine.
KJo’s gang on this flight included the latest additions (because they helped his Dharma Productions make money) Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh. The other new additions included:
Bhumi Pednekar, Ashwini Iyer, Rajkummar Rao, Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal.
Apparently, this is why they all flew out to meet the PM:
The young brigade met Modi to discuss the participation and contribution of these youth icons from the Hindi film industry in nation-building.
This is what Karan Johar wrote to describe this meeting:
Powerful and timely conversations can bring about change and this was one of what we hope will become a regular conversation. Meeting the Honorable Prime Minister @narendramodi today was an incredible opportunity.
As a community, there is a huge interest to contribute to nation building. There is so much that we want to do. And can do and this dialogue was towards how and what ways we can do that. When the youngest country (in demography) joins hands with the largest movie industry in the world, we hope to be a force to reckon with. Together we would love to inspire and ignite positive changes to a transformative India.
The film industry would also like to send a huge thanks for the GST reduction in movie ticket prices that was implemented recently!
Thank you so much for your time, Sir!
And, this is what Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, or his Twitter assistant wrote:
Had a good meeting with popular film personalities.
So KJo thought he cooked up some nice kebabs when he got this meeting with the PM of India and all Mr. Modi is thinking about is probably how he secured the votes of these actors and their fans.
Yeah Baby (ala Austin Powers Style), I am important!
PM: I need Rohit to direct my next campaign. Confirmed hit!
PM: Aila, Vicky Donor! (wink-wink)
PM: Aila, Vicky Kaushal! (who dat?!)
PM: Finally, I meet someone who plays the common man as perfectly as I do!
PM: Yeh kaun hai, bhai? (Who in the world is this?)
PM: (note to oneself) Just smile, it will be over soon!
PM: Does he know I already choose Vivek Oberoi to play me? Also, is that his chest or a bulletproof board?
If you are wondering what happened to Kebab Jo’s favourite side dishes, Aloo and Sherbet, here’s what happened:
During the flight, it was a bizarre conversation which caused Alia to almost have a meltdown. “Alia controlled herself because she knew there were enough people around. RK apparently said something really insulting about the heroine and one of her habits during their plane ride.” Plus, Ranbir deliberately stuck close to Sidharth Malhotra, who happens to be his current flame’s ex and was also travelling with the entire Bollywood contingent.
It’s nothing new for the Sanju actor. “He is famous for treating his women badly. Although Alia and he will surely sort out their difference, we don’t know how long this will last.”
The only thing we can think about seeing these pictures is that the PM of India does have time. He has time to attend weddings of celebrities and he has had time to allocate for not one but two meetings with cinema people, as in Bollywood. So, why has he not up until now commented anything about the #MeToo movement or the plight of farmers or bring up the safety of women and kids in India? How much time does taking care or even talking about these cases can take?
Well, he has spoken when there was an agenda on hand and something that benefited him or his party. Remember Beti Bachao, anyone? Whose beti was he talking about then? This reminds us of what a political guy once said, “The faces change, but the agenda remind the same”. He was talking in reference to the changing of the head of state. The people think they are voting for a change, but that’s not really what happens.
Maybe the #MeToo movement organisers should call Karan Johar to organise a meeting on their behalf with the PM!
P.S. Can’t wait to see Narendra Modi on Koffee with Karan!
RYAN SEACREST OF INDIA = KARAN JOHAR
Hmmmmm..mid-day just reported bhumi and Vicky k signed a horror movie for KJo..No wonder, they went to Delhi with tail between their legs…so much talent but their bootlicking attitude is such a turn-off…yuck…and just saw some pics from Sid M’s b’day party.. what’s with KJo and those 👓???
Admin, the accusations about Hirani are out in the open. https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-metoo-hits-rajkumar-hirani-female-assistant-acusses-sanju-helmer-of-sexual-harassment-2707433
Erm, maybe, K.Jo congratulated Ranbir for logging in the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year that just ended and the second highest-earning Hindi film of all-time. He just got nominated in the Best Actor category for the Asian Film Awards, and his schedule is full for the next three years. So yeah, his career is doing just fine, far from tanking. He doesn’t need to shout from rooftops about how well he’s doing, how he’s the new Khans.
Or it is just a mating ritual for kebab Jo, now Raymond has a perfect beard in the form of aloo paratha.
I agree Z. Ranbir for his faults (and he has many) is incredibly talented and has set the benchmark for all these actors including RS. Sanju was a bad film but RK was the bright spot- it was an excellent performance and his success as an actor has been undisputed. Ranveer frankly I find very tiresome with his “energetic” off screen persona and I do suspect he plays a lot of PR games. Sushant ko leke, ppl have always suspected KJO but I do think RS has also smeared him. Ditto Kartik.
@Anon, thank you talking sense. There’s a reason why everyone chose Ranbir over Ranveer thus far on KWK, even YRF people like Ayushmann, who has been proclaiming since he set foot in Bollywood that Ranbir is his favourite actor along with SRK. It’s funny how people on this website think Ranbir is sticking to Ayushmann because he’s the new flavour of the season. Well, this is not to belittle Ayushmann — I’m thoroughly rooting for him to triumph in Bollywood as he’s the true outsider with spades of talent to boot — but all back-to-back his hits since 2017 combined raked in less money than Sanju. So yeah, Ranbir doesn’t need to buzz around Ayushmann, it’s the other way round. This site is just a troll villa for Ranbir, SRK, Katrina, and everyone else save for Ranveer and Deepika.
@Z+, you could be right, you could be right.
Wow… a Ranbir fan…such a rare specimen…
@anon Most regular blind item reader will know Ranveer has got the most nasty blinds and smear campaign against him since his debut.. SSR and Kartik get blinds he got negative articles even. Look at the negative blinds and articles that came out about RS after BM, before Befikre release, before Padmaavat release and after Padmaavat release.. I’m more connvinced Kjo is behind this whole negative blinds business because no negative blinds came out about him before Simmba release.. Smearing RS negative creating buzz is bad for Kjo’s movie.. Simmba just released lets see if we get a negative blind about him but most probably won’t get one because Takht is also a big budget Kjo movie which RS is starring..
Ranveer has his hand on the pulse of current generation. Call it luck, strategy or timing he seems to be killing competition with his choices and persona. Ranbir really needs a big image makeover. Maybe his dad being ill and career tanking is making him crankier than usual and his dickheadness is at its peak. And what is with KJO congratulating RK in the video he took on the plane? Congrats for what? Bombay Velvet? How about congratulating and thanking RS for Simmba. Box office jaye par Kapoor obessesion na jaye.
Exactly! Why is Kjo so obsessed with Ranbir? And why congratulate only Ranbir for his achievements. Ayushman had hits like Badhai Ho and Andhadhun, Vicky Kaushal had Raazi, Sanju, Manmarziyaan, Rajkumar Rao had Stree, Ranveer and Rohit Shetty gave Kjo Simba. But he congratulates only Ranbir? I don’t understand, does Kjo have a crush on Ranbir like he had on Fawad and that’s why the obsession for him.
RK should not have gone, it was not pretty PR pics,in fact it’s looks like his standing as a leading hot throb, has deminished . The star for the event was ranveer, the winning, being on top attitude,the attention was being given to ranveer, as the man of the box office! Plus,Alia was giving ranveer the attention,the way she was walking with him,,with that new attitude that sho is showing in most appearances! RK was in the background, walking , no one was really given him any extra attention! RK should have gotten out of this event, it really did not do anything for him! Plus, what is with Alia, has she mentally 11yrs old ,that at 25yrs,she still has the same crush, on RK! This is a regressive behavior,plus, honestly, RK and Alia look like couple of odd birds ! Hope, their movie comes out soon,because their PR is out of control! There is a story out that RK is planning a suprised party for her, and getting Kareena ‘s help! Who tell the press about a suprised!
this is the stupidest thing i have read today, nothing wrong with falling for slightly older guy. Why does this site criticise RK so much and praise everything Deepika And RS do? Does anyone friends or family with them? guess not, all you know about them is through other people, some people have more enemies than friends, doesnt mean anything at all. I do not like talking to people and that rubs them off wrongly and they start bad mouthing. RK;s personality is not outlandish flamboyant like RSs, doesnt mean anything at all. He has really good work in Barfi, Rockstar, Rocketsingh behind him, thinking of RS the only time he has impressed me is Khalliballi song and lootera, thats about it. He is very okay everywhere else.
Also to add- what habit of Alia’s is RK making fun of?? He seemed very pissed off in the videos
Kjo has got this connection through Ambanis who else will get him there. Isha wants to enter into movie business and so there it goes
Stupid, classless clown Ambanis. India is better off without these idiot desperate for attention Gujju family
I liked the fact that Ranveer kept a tab on Alia. The only person concerned about her, when she was clearly upset was him. Even Varun wasn’t too concerned. Alia is really stupid to stick with RK now, he couldn’t be bothered less.
Girls who knowingly date men who r abominable to other women deserve little eye openers from the said men…if she has any brains at all , she should run ….
Why was alia upset though…
I have seen women go for players even after seeing them treat their exes badly. They feel they can tame them and do the impossible. It’s like a bizzare competition. Alia probably wants to prove to his exes how she got the family acceptance and how she can achieve what they couldn’t despite being extremely beautiful and much better looking than her. I have seen such girls ending up getting nothing in the process except bruised egos. This is just beginning for her. don’t sympathize because she went into this knowingly.
Okay , The prerequisite for being kapoor bahu is to have a very high threshold for shame. Alia (kapoor) should have the ability to withstand soul crushing shame and humiliation.
She is a shrewd person so she already knew this…she will get better at handling this .
Well this is the guy she has been crushing over since she was 11
If you’re blind, it’s fine. Be blind. Please don’t try to blindfold our eyes too. We see clearly and have functioning brains and hate free heart which evaluate a person not on their religion or the country they inhabit in.
You can be a Hindu or Muslim or Christian. You can be staying in India or abroad or be a foreigner yet have an opinion on anything. As long as you express it without abusing, trying to push your viewpoints down others throat, it’s fine.
You feel someone saying something is not right, express your right with clarity, move on. People who are intelligent can pick clarity over abuse any day.
Admin, the caption on each pic was hilarious 😂 I hope you write more articles than just sticking to blind items. I enjoy reading articles written by you.
True that!
@admin Ranveer, Bhumi and Ayushman are YRF so I think they went on behalf of YRF more than Kjo’s behest..
Ranveer and bhoomi are doing takth with kjo, ranveer just gave Simba no surprise why kjo would take them.
Ayushman gave back to back hits last year guess who is Ranbir and kjo glued to this year also most likely kjo will cast him in a movie.
Also adi and kjo are close
@leaps Adi and Kjo are close so he would be on the list for sure but as he is a recluse he would not attend but he would get YRF talents who has a buzz going currently to attend to represent YRF.. Ranveer, Ayushman with two back to back hits are the people who made the most buzz for YRF last year.. They are the faces of YRF the only thing YRF can show off as successes when big budget Khan starrer TOH flopped, Sui Daaga barely a clean hit. Hichki (a low budget movie) making money for YRF and Ayushman, Ranveer’s success is YRF’s saving graces last year. The only thing Adi can show off brag about is his two talents giving back to back hits which grossed over 100 crores and Hichki.. Bhumi is the only female YRF talent who had a hit Anushka and Pari gave flops last year. Malkin after marriage rarely attends social events like husband..
If you see YRF and Dharma are always inter-connected somehow.. Bhumi,Ranveer, Pari are doing Dharma movies while RK currently doing aYRF movie and Varun already did Sui Daaga. Don’t be surprised when Ayushmann get a Dharma movie next. He is a success now.
I know Ranveer gave Simmba. Ranveer and Bhumi are doing Takht I just mentioned the YRF angle because Adi is not social as Kjo people just sometimes forget he is a power player in BW.. After all he is Mr. India. Kjo will invite Ranveer, Bhumi, Ayushmann on his own but YRF angle plays a huge deal here not only the Dharma/Kjo association Bhumi and Ranveer currently has..
people are saying on twiiter it was kjo who organised this trip btw he only took men no one who kjo likes to pit against alia on kwk in “rank in acting talent” was not invited . anushka,dp etc
Ayushmann should be wary while working with dharma we all saw how kartik lost the only director who gave him hits. Ayushmann already lost hichki to mr india’s wife it was Ayushmann idea that he took to mr india that rani used as her comeback movie.
@leap Ayushmann thanked Kjo for organizing the meet so he most probably was behind it..
so not varun but kjo still wants to use sid to hype alia/ranbir. sid was with rajkumar in kjo’s video and he was seen clearly not bothered by alia and ranbir.
kjo & his minions meeting the pm The credit of should go to akshay who meets the pm for some of his movie. kjo did a smart thing by signing him for kesari. all of his upcoming movies like takht, kaseri, kalank are period pieces best to avoid padma like reaction by meeting pm
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ADMIN, YOUR CAPTIONS!!!! KILLED IT.
Anyway totally agree with your assessment. Kebabjo has no moral compass and has turned his wagon to Mr Modi. Next whoever is in power, he ll do the same. Mr Modi using some stardust to rev up the election machinery.
I wont be surprised if Ranveer goes the Ajay Devgn and Anupam Kher way and scores some political points along the way. very ambitious guy.
This made for a fun read Admin. Much needed post the squabble in the other post. Also thanks for the inside info on Raymond, I was almost wondering if Raymond has actually changed for the better, but good to know everything is normal and he is back to being the dickhead he was (if at all the relationship is real and not manufactured by KJo in the first place)
Why should the young actors not support the Prime Minister of their choice? They like Modi Ji and let them support them, the Khans have been in the bed with the Fake Gandhis since decades.
I say good on young actors on staying away from the Sikh genociding, Hindu hating, castesist, fascists fake gandhis and their Khangress party.
Everyone who lives in India knows that Central Govt elections if you are campaigning or voting against BJP, you are voting FOR Congress, These are the simple election numericals, there is no two ways about it unless you live abroad and have no idea. UPA and NDA coalitions are defacto controlled by congress and bjp receptively.
Inga kudava?
I see some people are hating on Ranveer for supporting his Prime Minister by linking it to Padmavat when the facts are that it was karni sena who was protesting against the film NOT BJP.
It was BJP censor board who cleared the film , it was BJP who control 70% of the states allowed the film to be screen in their states. One phone call and the film would have vanished from almost all the states.
It would have taken just one phone call from Modi to ban Padmavat like Sonia Maino gandhi banned films like Black Friday. So don’t throw false allegations on people just to suit your agenda.
It was a BJP official who put a bounty on DP’s head. With a username called Fact, your comments don’t even seem to have an iota of fact in them. And you spew so much venom in your comments, makes me wonder who abused you.
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