No, the title of this post does not reflect my innermost desires; firstly the man is way too old for me (yaar I am still stuck at sweet sixteen, so what if it’s at heart), secondly as Mr. Richard Gere said it himself on last night’s Koffee With Karan, “Sex plus women, equals only my wifeâ€.
So you must be wondering, who the heck is the title hinted at?
Well, here is my answer in Mr. Gere’s style: Sex + Man = Caren Karan Johar.
When Kjo darling gushed to his guest, “My mother goes weak in her knees every time she sees you on televisionâ€, and I couldn’t help but wonder – Is he really talking about his mum’s knees or his own!
Dressed in pretty pink shirt and light beige blazer, head tilted 45 Degrees to the right, girly giggles, those undertone teasing smirks, couches moved much closer, rosy cheeks especially when the Man of the Hour called him “Chweetâ€, boss even I could feel the butterflies nibbling in Karan’s stomach.
Now the above isn’t a figment of my imagination, I mean it was clear from Karan’s body language during the 60 minutes episode that he was totally captivated by Richard’s humble inside and super-sexy outside. Then again who wouldn’t, if I were Gay (a hypothetical situation, people) then this man would make “Heterosexuality†look like a worthwhile changeover. Looks like apna King Khan has some serious competition now and I am not talking about Hindi films here.
On a slightly serious note, I hope those dim-witted political leaders, lawyers and particularly that brain-choked magistrate, who were all part of the Anti-Gere Campaign, had a look at this episode and realized how truly important this man and his contribution (for the past 8 years) has been for our country’s unfortunate citizens. His commitment for social causes cannot be doubted but what’s even more impressive is his in-depth knowledge of the issues he is fighting for, be it HIV crisis in India or China’s takeover of Tibetan culture.
When Karan questioned him about India’s Superpower status and what he thought of it, Richard so precisely laid out our nation’s strong points and areas where we could improve and how we should improve – for a moment I actually did believe his words but then the grin on host’s face brought me back to reality, as if saying, “Come on, who the fuck are we kidding hereâ€.
Overall, I agree this episode did lack in humor but then it was equally backed by matured conversation between the host and his guest. Something different to what we are used to seeing on this particular talk-show and so much better than those useless guests like Kunal Kapoor, John Abraham, Ritesh Deshmukh, Soha Ali Khan and the likes.
[Cross Posted on DesiDabba]
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ranajith
May 21st, 2007 at 8:11 am | #
Karan Johar weds Shahrukh Khan.
shadows
May 21st, 2007 at 8:31 am | #
>>> When Karan questioned him about India’s Superpower status and what he thought of it
What do you think about India? – Is this (or variants) a standard question to ask any non-Indian?
Kjo is not only gay, he is dumb, and his movies are dumber.
Rishi
May 21st, 2007 at 9:13 am | #
Ok! This is weird, I thought Shahrukh and Karan were going to marry!
Harsha
May 21st, 2007 at 11:36 am | #
hey, if you want mature conversation, i’m thinking koffee with karan is not exactly the best show to choose! surprising eh?
sorry if i came off a bit strong.. thought it was unfair to criticize soha for karan’s macholessness!
Avni
May 21st, 2007 at 11:37 am | #
What about Gauri? She had no choice but to marry SRK . Now dont tell me she is a lesb!….lol…ok jokes apart i m sorry i m going to comment a bit out of context but i dont think Karan is gay for sure. I know some people will tell me i m crazy but i know there is a chance that what i am saying can be true because i have a friend , he is also an Indian, a very very nice guy, his tone of talking is just like Johar and also some of the aspects of body language.Not as graceful movements as Karan but something like that and the guy is not gay. He is my college friend.When i had first seen him, even i started wondering for a while but when we made friends i came to know my sister’s classmate was his girlfriend.Dont know what makes people behave like that, may be its the company of women in the household or what
Saakshi O. Juneja
May 21st, 2007 at 11:52 am | #
Harsha : Well what I meant by the “mature conversation” comment was that..it was different from other episodes, just the way Rakhi Sawant was on Koffee With Karan. As for Soha, well she was neither witty nor intellect….just plain darn boring. (Sorry if this came as too strong, it’s just my opinion).
Avni : Whoever said Karan was Gay! He is as straight as a man can(not) be.
Shadows : Welcome back yaar!!
Rishi : When? Where? Do you have credible evidence?
Aqua
May 21st, 2007 at 12:08 pm | #
oh no. i missed this episode too! would have been fun to watch KJo bat his eyelashes at sexy gere. really wonder why KJo chose to wear pink. was he sending a subliminal message to gere? and hey gere was rumoured to be a bi back when he was young and happening.
and btw, my mom has the dubious distinction of having elbowed gere in the stomach. really! at a buddhist convention in a town in west bengal. ha! weak-kneed indeed!
Harsh
May 21st, 2007 at 1:12 pm | #
Pardon me, but I noticed only one sentence in that post: “I am still stuck at sweet sixteen (so what if it’s at heart)”.
And with just that, you make me feel middle-aged. (nah, not really.)
Anyway, my turn to say “chweet”.
Be that way, girl. Always!
Rishi
May 21st, 2007 at 1:16 pm | #
Oh, I saw one press presentation of the release of KANK [ Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna ] and there one reporter asked Karan “Sir aap apne har film mein shahrukh ko hii hero kyon lete hai?” and then Karan’s reply was hilarious – “No pesonal questions plz!” hehe…
sqrlnt
May 21st, 2007 at 1:25 pm | #
well, I think Gere make kjo look totally frivilous…kjo wanted to talk about sexiness and hotness, and Richard Gere wanted to talk about AIDS.. but trust our darling host to reach middle ground.
check out the body language in the picture you posted..:) kjo’s totally leaning onto Gere, while Gere’s like ‘back off,buddy’
Shaan Khan
May 21st, 2007 at 2:48 pm | #
I have been told of an era in Bollywood when G.P. Sippy used to go to Shammi Kapoor’s house. In front of all present, Mr. Kapoor would drop his pants, urinate in a clear glass and then ask Mr. Sippy to drink it. Only after that, Shammi would agree to work in Sippy’s film.
That was wrong. Bollywood has come along way. While producers and directors are still subjected to a lot of bull shit, a few star directors have emerged. Today a Farhan Akhtar gives an ego bruising verbal lashing to Big B on the sets of Lakshya. Today, all the stars are begging to work with K Jo or Adi. Ofcourse these star dircetors cannot work with everyone and hence they get disparaged behind their backs. K Jo in particular has so many envious actors wanting to work with him that had he been really Gay they would have outed him with names, dates etc. The fact that it has not happened tells you something. On the other hand many a Pooja and Artis have known to be around K Jo. I agree with Avni, well behaved and polished males have always been called gay for no reason at all.
I think K Jo did a great job in making Gere speak his mind (be informal). I give him credit for all his accomplishments.
Harsha
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:53 am | #
Sakshi: Well what I meant by the “mature conversation†comment was that..it was different from other episodes, just the way Rakhi Sawant was on Koffee With Karan. As for Soha, well she was neither witty nor intellect….just plain darn boring. (Sorry if this came as too strong, it’s just my opinion).
Exactly the point I’m trying to make.. I think it’s unfair to criticize actors for not being witty or making lift-up-your-head-and-take-notice statements. Not everyone can aspire to be a Gere or a Sawant! What I meant was that if you are judging Soha, judge her on her judging ground.. the big screen. You can’t expect Tendulkar to sing like a Mangeshkar for an advertisement, can you?
But I guess, the bottomline is.. its your opinion. I think you’ve got a swell blog running here btw
Saakshi O. Juneja
May 22nd, 2007 at 6:32 am | #
Harsh : Ahh!! You are so kind.
Harsha : Well Thanku for the compliment. And as for Soha on the big screen, I think she still needs to prove her worth there too.
Shaan Khan : (repeating again) Whoever said Karan was Gay! He is as straight as a man can(not) be.
Shaan Khan
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:09 pm | #
Saks:
Maybe you can sacrifice some of your personal time and find out for sure ?
It will at the very least make for a good post
Matt
May 23rd, 2007 at 9:58 am | #
hmmm……Karan in pink shirt?
Adam, am your madam
prasoon
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:07 pm | #
I never had doubts whether or not he was/is a gay.
Karan Johar is one of the top most order !! _PERIOD_
Robin Batra
Jun 12th, 2007 at 6:49 am | #
Interesting discussion guys !