Mumbai
February 3, 2018
Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is a father to twins Roohi and
Yash, said his priority is not to give his kids fashionable and trendy clothes
but to imbibe right values in them.
Asked being a fashion conscious
father, does he ensure to dress his kids in trendiest clothes, Karan told IANS:
"I don't think so. Although that's the expectation when it comes to me."
"Right now, I am focussing on them being good and being well brought up
children. I am giving them the right value system rather than the right clothes.
Fashion is really not on the priority list for me," said Karan, who became
father to the twins via surrogacy in 2017.
But what about paparazzi
continuously chasing celebrity kids?
"Well it's the order of the day and
it is not a hazard really. It is what it is. We are in the business called show
business so everything in our lives is now inclusive.
"Nothing can remain
private and that's what it is. And if it is collateral damage and it comes with
a territory then we have to accept it with open arms," Karan told IANS.
The filmmaker, who is known for creating fashion trends with his films like
"Kuch Kuch Hota Hai", "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..." and "Kabhi Alvida Naa
Kehna", turned showstopper for designers Shane and Falguni Peacock's debut men's
wear line along with actress Sonakshi Sinha.
Talking about how Bollywood
influences fashion, Karan said: "Bollywood has always been the impressionable
medium that has really dictated fashion trend."
"When you go back to the
60s and beyond, everything that happened on celluloid always had a deep impact
on the way people presented themselves, They emulate and imbibe the fashion on
screen, so I think that's the kind of relation fashion has with films.
"Of course nowadays everyone is so exposed to the internet, social media, which
teaches so much about trends.
"But I still feel that films have their own
niche place in modelling the fashion and DNA of our times," he added.
Karan, who tried his hands in designing as well, in the past in association with
a fashion brand, however, said he has no plans to get into that anytime soon.
"Not for a while. I would rather just wear other people's clothes and enjoy
it as there is too much happening on the work front for me," said Karan, who is
currently seen on small screen judging "India's Next Superstars" along with
director Rohit Shetty.
Talking about designers Shane and Falguni's debut
men's wear line, Karan said that their "clothes look fabulous and flamboyant".
"I had a lot of fun walking on the runway. Also, since I am Half Sindhi,
bling goes with my territory. I think men should never shy away from shinning.
Men should stop thinking that plain clothing is the way forward for them," he
said.
So is this his personal taste, too?
"Fortunately with the
presence of Ranveer Singh in the industry, people will accept every trend
because he has raised the fashion bar so high.
"I applaud him and I adore
him for completely taking men's fashion to an all different level. He is the
brand ambassador of edgy fashion," said Karan.