Overview

• On Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast, Johar revealed he felt uneasy about remaking Mani Ratnam’s OK Kanmani but proceeded anyway.
• OK Jaanu, released in 2017 with Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur, grossed Rs 39.3 crore against a Rs 27 crore budget and drew mostly negative reviews.
• Johar said the team delivered strong performances and direction but he ignored his gut feeling about the remake’s timing and resonance.
• He affirmed that every failure holds as much value as success, calling ignoring his instinct ‘a mistake I keep making.’
• This rare public self-critique underscores Johar’s shift toward intuition-led decision-making as Dharma Productions develops future films.