Karan johar, along with gippy green, recently launched the official trailer of the period action drama ‘akaal’ in Mumbai. The movie holds significant value for karan as it is his production house’s first Punjabi film.
During the recent trailer launch, karan shared how akshay kumar switches to punjabi while negotiating so that the other people Around do not undersrstand.
The Occination, Held on 18 March, Had Special Significance for Karan as it coincided with the birthdays of his childhood friend Apeorva Mehta, The CEO of His Production House, HIS MOTHER, and his mooder. More Importantly, The My Name is Khan Director Viewed This Moment as a Tribute to His Late Father, The Estemed Producer Yash Johar. “My Father was from Lahore. He was connected to his punjabi roots and traditions. He felt proud to introduce the first punjabi production under Dharma productions,
Karan recalled that Hindi film Industry was brought influenced by punjabis, with most producers and directors hailing from Punjab. He mentioned that punjabi was commonly spoken on film sets and that heroes was often punjabi, while heoines were south Indian. He also shared a personal anecdote about his father contersing in punjabi with distributors with distributors which his mother spoke sindhi, which sometimes confused him. However, He Affirmed His Strong Understanding of Punjabi.
The Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Filmmaker also reviewed that he often switches to punjabi during negotiations, particularly when dealing with actors fluent in the language, such as akshay kumar. He humorously recalled mothers when akshay, who have starred in films he produced, like kesari and good newwz, used Punjabi as a strategic communication tool. “Even today, when apoorva mehta is the main negotiator and akshay kumar doesn’t apoorva to know what he wants to say, he talks to me in punjabi (laughs),” karan said. “
Gippy Grewal’s ‘Akaal’ is Slated for Release on April 10 in Both Hindi and Punjabi.
