Karan Johar reveals he knew Aditya and Shraddha's Ok Jaanu would fail at the box office, says, "My instinct had told me I shouldn’t do it"

The director reflected on his doubts when he heard the idea of remaking Mani Ratnam’s Tamil hit O Kadhal Kanmani.

Karan Johar revealed that he misjudged the decision when he backed the film Ok Jaanu. While speaking to Jay Shetty on his podcast On Purpose, Karan remarked that looking back, he saw how ignoring his gut feeling had hurt him before and OK Jaanu was the perfect example. The movie didn't do well as expected, and he realized this happened because he didn't listen to his instincts.

The director reflected on his doubts when he heard the idea of remaking Mani Ratnam’s Tamil hit O Kadhal Kanmani. “It is called OK Jaanu. It was the time when Shraddha and Aditya just had a massive hit movie called Aashiqui 2, and they had already agreed to do the film together, Karan added.

He also recalled asking himself, “Should this film be Remade.”

“In my heart, I had actually felt that ‘Should this film be remade?’ Because it’s so much about that moment. Can that moment be recaptured?" he added.

Further noting, he said, “Somewhere, the magic of the original we couldn’t recapture. And it was nobody’s fault. But my instinct told me I shouldn’t do it. And I did it. And that’s when I realised, I should listen to my instinct. I have gone wrong."

The film got lukewarm reviews and performed poorly at the box office despite its fresh music pairing and music.

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Despite the failure, Karan Johar doesn’t shy away from admitting the mistakes. He told Jay Shetty, “Every failure of mine is as special to me as success. It’s just the way I look at it."

Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions backed film Sarzameen premiered on Jio Hotstar on July 25. The filmmaker was also recently seen hosting the reality game show The Traitors, streaming on Amazon Prime Video.