Its success is credited, in particular, to the fact that it is able to "rope in some of biggest names in the Indian entertainment industry". Koffee with Karan is noted for its uniqueness, especially that of Johar's style of hosting. The popularity prompted Star India to relaunch the show on Star One in 2005 and in later seasons, simulcast on it altogether. Originally targeted at the 15–34 years age group, the show found approval from outside that range of viewers. This meant that the talk show was the top Indian English language television show that year. Only Zee Café's syndication of Friends beat Koffee with Karan in ratings in 2005. The show quickly became popular, becoming the number one show for Star World India in 2005. I decided, might as well get paid for all the talking". About hosting a television chat show, Johar says, "I chat all the time, on the phone, at parties. Īccording to the producers, the concept of the show revolves around "spilling the beans while having a hot cuppa." They have stated that Johar is "the brain behind the show" and that he "sits on everything". He declined the offer, stating "I don't mind anchoring a show, but I'd rather it was a chat show." The idea was pitched to the heads of Star India who, impressed with Johar's hosting skills at the first Zee Cine Awards, ordered the show without a pilot.
The producers were involved with the Star Parivaar Awards in 2004 and approached Karan Johar about hosting the event. Koffee with Karan is produced by Fazila Allana and Kamna Nirula Menezes.
If this is what the start of the season looked like, we can't wait for the rest of the episodes.Īll one can say is, 'Koffee with Karan' season 5 has got off to a flier.Host Karan Johar is credited with naming the show. It was fun to see SRK be cool and guess the meaning of the word 'Moobs', which was the last question. It was a close face-off which Alia won 13-12. Alia however bounced back with purpose and defeated the actor in the general quiz round (which this time was not about politics, but rather pop culture). The rapid fire round was a treat, and as expected, SRK won the coveted gift hamper. She also cleared the air about her alleged bitter equation with Sonam Kapoor, saying that she was happy in her space and 'Neerja's' win at the awards will not affect her. She also said that she hadn't dated Varun, Siddarth or Arjun Kapoor. Witty as usual, the superstar also gave life advice to Bhatt.Īlia, on the other hand said she was single, refuting all rumours about dating Siddharth Malhotra. SRK was in his element, and shared dressing-room stories about him and Johar, dispelling all rumours about frosty ties with the director. The actress in her debut stint had been unable to get the name of India's President right, and the Internet didn't forget that, easily.īut this time around, young Alia was confident and was complementing the industry veteran perfectly well. He even went on to say that he personally learnt more from working with Alia than her legendary father Mahesh Bhatt.Īlia too was all in awe of the superstar, whom she calls 'SR' (no, no SRK for her), and shared an incident from her first day of shoot when she was so in awe' of SRK that director Gauri Shinde had to tell her to forget who he was.įor Alia, the show was also an occasion to redeem herself, after becoming the target of endless jokes since her last appearance on the show.
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The duo were there to also promote their upcoming movie 'Dear Zindagi'.įrom blushing while discussing Alia's private life to showering praise on the upcoming star, SRK was charming as usual.
Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt were Johar's guests as the show began its new inning. Mutual admiration, inside jokes and a whole lot of scoop ruled the first episode of season five of 'Koffee with Karan' that premiered on Sunday.