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Manish Malhotra Teases Karan Johar Over Credit as Johar Jokes About Fees on Pitch To Get Rich

The lighthearted exchange plays off their decades-long collaboration on a new JioHotstar series.

Overview

  • During a pitch, Karan Johar said hard work would not earn bonus points, calling it a basic expectation.
  • Manish Malhotra quipped that he never got credit for working day and night, especially on Dharma films.
  • Johar replied that Malhotra is well-compensated, referencing the designer’s price tags and turnover.
  • Pitch To Get Rich, streaming on JioHotstar, features a permanent panel of Malaika Arora, Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar, Darpan Sanghvi, and Dhruv Sharma hearing fashion-startup pitches.
  • The premiere gave 12 teams 60 seconds each with only three advancing to the boardroom, and Johar’s sharp critiques led panelists to call him intimidating.