Hi Karan.
I am French, I have 12 years and I do not have perfect English. I just read your article and I'm really sad. Its been days and days I watch the massacre on television. And I really had pain in my heart thinking about all the people who were in the hotel at the time.

People aim stigmatized Pakistan, I do not understand this whole war between India and Pakistan. His made so many years they kill one another ... Anyway ... I stop I feel badly and I just hope you me liras. And I hope that everything will stop and that we can walk in the streets of Bombay safe.

Kiss
Maïssou

Hmmm... I feel that these terrorists want to kill everyone. They want just theirselves in the world - alone. I feel that they'd be happy living alone.

Sir,
Like everyone else who have been brought up in Mumbai I am glued to Tv and been through whatever you have mentioned. Nobody has given the perspective you have given and so unlikely the one I was eager to hear and listen what my mind was bothering me. I had no words and neither articulate like you. How easily and smoothly you have summarised the happenings.

Thanks for reading our minds and emotions and sharing with us.

Vinod Agarwal

hi karan,

first of all I convery my deepest sympathy to all those who have lost their loved ones..i mourn and my heart cries as i watch the funeral of our heroes..i'm shattered, enraged and desolate..its completely outrageous and agonising..i strongly condemn such inhumane, barbaric, ruthless and cowardice acts..

I salute those who have risked their lives to save those of others..we need to act and act fast..we are angry and "enough is enough"! we are fed up of such terrorist attacks and fed up of sacrificing the loss of lives of innocent civilians. we are also fed up of politicians who seize such moments to make their propaganda and win political votes. however, there are those who are working and we cant deny it. At the moment things are very heated up but of course there were too many loopholes in the system and that certain things could have been done faster or more effectively if adequate measures were taken by the gov to face crisis situations like this and for this reason WE NEED CHANGE!!!!!

Still karan, one goes and the other ones comes and it all seem to be the same. the one criticising the current gov, had they been in power wud they hv reacted better or worst? and as u've pointed out, wot if credible journalists who did a remarkable task and who have a sense of responsibility be if they were in the gov...

Thanks to all those reporters who put their own lives at stake to bring us news and images of the incidents. i have been and still am glued to my tv and laptop to be in touch with the latest updates regarding mumbai. thanks to the creditable reporters and for making it live such us to watch across oceans. THANK YOU.

karan as u've rightly said dat u've been criticized for making films that deal with raw feelings. emotions that the society considers taboo or is simply not ready to face, but in fact as u've said its wots happening in our lives. sadly in the lives of u, me, a frd or an acquaintance and until and unless we are ready to tackle such situations head-high and accept things as they are instaed of just criticizing. its always easy to point a finger at someone instead of looking at our own mistakes and the events in our own lives. perhaps its based on the fact that people have had different life experiences and some cnt help to have a narrow minded view or fit things in his/her mind according to his or her own experience.

However karan, there is no entity who can claim that all the threads in his life are perfectly woven (our inside) yet inspite of everything we still try to act in our own best way to help those in need (our outside). Indeed, me and you should be thankful to have our loved ones with us though we are still grieving for the country's loss. A loss that not only india is facing but also all those who consider themselves part of the nation.

Bharat mata ki jai!


Smrithee from mauritius.

And thats how I feel... www.somethingssimple.blogspot.com

Another strike another blow
Just another freak show...
I am laughing at you
And you thought you will make me cry
Just few more droplets
And you will dry...
You have lost your charm
And you know it well
You swell in anger
Avenging death knell.
It rings upon you
And you can hear it too
So you deafen your ears
In your aimless shoots!
You barge... you bark
You stay in the dark
You look for a saviour
In our fearful remarks!
Your kill
Brings still, you thrive on this pain
Let me tell you this my brother
Your kill is now in vain
For you kill will be yours only
And never mine
I will not weep for the soul
You turn divine.
Let’s see then how far do you go
Let’s see how you take hunger for sorrow
Let’s see how then, some sense you make?
Let’s see how then, what path you take?
I will follow you
Wherever you go
I will follow you with a gun and a bow!
And then I will swallow you
For you will spare my life
Which you will my boy!
Once you realize what is like...
LIVING TO LIVE... and not living to die!

you know I have been shattered!
Sitting in new delhi...all I could think was will I ever in my life enter a five star again?
But after everything that happened I promise I will not stay in fear and will go everywhere!
Whatever happened was unfortunate but we aren't going to be segregated by either regions or religions!
Its India which was attacked and not Mumbai!
Its time to get together and find a solution!

I feel proud to be an Indian where so many men risked their lives to save us!
I salute them!

RIP to all innocents who lost their lives!


ps: Not to kill terrorists is in our Morals....they should be left to God
but to fix their appointment with God is our Duty!

Hi Karan,

I agree with all of what you have written. Many people might find what I am going to write, out of context , but I still wanna give it a shot address the feeling of 'What can I do?' in such situatons. Everytime such a tragedy happens, my heart goes out to all those who suffer and will probably keep suffering from the losses they have faced. As my little sympathy towards them I refrain from any celebration or partying activity for some time. But one thing I never do is to feel helpless and wonder what can I do. Salute to the brave commandos, but not everyone could be a commando or a brave journalist, but what each one of us can become is a responsible and honest citizen of this country and above all a good human being. So I never feel the sense of helplessness of 'what can I do' because I dont cheat the country while paying my taxes, I dont produce fake bills to extract money from my employer, I follow traffic rules and show care help to the fellow citizens whether I know them or not, I respect the elderly and most importantly i never do something that would hurt my parents. My point is not to glorify myself, but to suggest that all of us can do our constructive bit towards the nation and the society as a whole. And every bit counts whether it is facing bullets in the line of fire or something as simple as respecting the queue at the bus stop. So I am all for symbolic gestures like candle raliies but at the same time lets do something which will help in building a safe, honest and progressive nation.

Regards,
Abhishek Dubey

Dear Karan,

I am Indian and like you have been watching events unfold on the television with horror. Not being a Mumbaiker or a citizen I dont feel I am in a position to criticise the government but in times of national crisis like this it is inevitable that the finger must be pointed towards someone. I have a friend who was having dinner at the Oberoi who I am glad to say is absolutely safe thanks to the naval commandos who were brilliant and brave. Perhaps if they came sooner fewer lives may have been lost...who knows?
But I agree with you that we should try and fix problems at home before tackling the bigger issues....it will take a lot of time before we experience anything resembling normality...but I hope cool heads and understanding will prevail.
So relieved to hear that you and your family and friends(especially Shah Rukh) are safe.
My deepest sympathies and condolences to the bereaved and innocent victims of this terrible tragedy in Mumbai.

Anna_K (Manchester, UK)

respect towards life... respect for others fundamental rights have always been missing... in a run to score our goals people overlook many other things... politicians , the leaders, seem to be suffering precisely from this...

but i guess rather than starting off a blame game it would be best to start being proud of country every second... rather than just on independence days and during such attacks...

i proud country would work to keep its pride... losers won't!

Hi Karan,
You are so right about the NSG and their silent but magnificent contribution to our safety. I wish I could personally thank each one of those humble soldiers. Long live the selfless citizens of India including the impeccable staff at the Taj who personally carried some of the elderly guests out of the hotel through the back door and acted as human shields.
God bless India!!!

Time to change your my name is khan screenplay...after this incident your script needs Major changes dude

Terrorism is such a horrible thing... God bless you, Karan!

dear karan, c what they did to ur city.....sad truly sad....u make me feel soooooooooooo protected by just coming home to ur mom n writing ur hurt......WE NEED PROTECTION......YOU HAVE TO START TALKING COZ WE WILL LISTEN.......THE WORLD WILL HEAR YOU.....DO SOMETHING NOW.......my sister n i escaped the GK-1[DELHI]blasts by few minutes will we be lucky AGAIN??????????we have to move out n LIFE NOW SEEMS GETTING CUT SHORT......MY HEART WEEPS FOR THE PEOPLE SLAIN IN SUCH CRUEL WAY.......THEY WILL NEVER COME BACK TO THEIR LOVED ONES.......N THIS WILL STILL CONTINUE.......ALL WE WILL GET IS THE SAD NEWS OF ONE MORE DEAR ONE GONE.......

Thank you Karan for sharing your thoughts with us. I'm very busy these days and haven't read or seen much about this attack but of course I read some newspapers and were shocked.

My first thought was: Karan isn't in Bombay and he's safe. But of course I thought about all the people living in Bombay. I think this is an experience you cannot imagine and I thank god that I haven't to.

I hope all your friends and family are well.

Lots of love from germany
Michaela

Yes, some of the journalists did display some heroic spirit, but I wonder if they did some damage alongwith it, i,.e exposing our strategy to the terrorists through the simultaneous coverage.
But the media does have a strong role. Infact today it was reported that Sonia Gandhi was concerned about the growing mistrust of politicians among the people, a fact that they better start acknowledging.
In fact for the next fortnight (or till things start moving), the images of the taj burning and the terrorists shooting should be flashed every day at intervals. So that we don't forget. So that atleast some measures are taken to improve security. We cannot afford to forget this. We cannot feel fit till then.

What a great observation Karan. It is so true that at times like these we all want to jump on the bandwagon of blame and anger. But unless you were directly involved in the tragedy, what are you really contributing other than more anger, more hate, more rage? For those like us, fortunate enough to only be involved in the tragedy via a newscast, the only thing, the most important thing we can do is tend to the relationships at home. When we tend to making the most of our own little world, it extends out into the larger world, no exceptions. All of these great tragedies bloom out of one person's dissatisfaction with himself or herself. We get caught up in big political and multinational discussions on terrorism when it still boils down to one person's inner turmoil unleashed into the world. Inner turmoils are only healed by love. Perhaps this is idealistic, but it is true...it all starts with what's going on at home.

On another note, you were in New York and I didn't know?? How could that be!!?? ;)

The 26/11 Mumbai attacks left every Indian shaken. Though today we all know, we will move ahead. There is no other option. But there is a sense of insecurity that lies in every Indian’s heart and mind. Every citizen today has one or the other question for the government, or for that matter, for all the politicians. Here is how I feel about the whole issue, as an Indian.



It was just their life that they were living,
Little did they know, what each moment was bringing.

Those elements in the world who just could not be humans,
Came the evil, the devils and the bloody killer demons.

The eagle eyed terror men came fully loaded,
They fired, they captured and for the worse, it all exploded.

In just no time, three big heroes became their prey,
And who would have thought, there was much more coming in a terrifying way.

A sister, a brother, a daughter, a son,
A father, a mother, all became one.

As they were held captive inside,
There were hopes, worries, curiosity and anger outside.

The terror men who came through a water body,
Made the inside of that big beautiful structure, a bloodshed sea.

This was the time for the nation’s heroes to act,
And came the black cats to finally attack.

Then all we heard were gunshots and explosions,
As the brave men risked their lives and to save all, they remained in motion.

In these daring times, some became martyrs,
As they left behind mixed emotions of the freed’s relief and the whole world’s tears.

As those relieved, came out free,
Those waiting for them took a sigh of relief.

But there were eyes that were made to mourn,
As they were told, their near ones were now gone.

Those who did all this could definitely not be humans,
For if they were that, they would have given up for such extreme emotions.

But these cruel evils continued to shoot, they bombed till the time they themselves were shot dead.
They blew a major part of the heritage structures, and killed many more than a hundred.

And when it was all over, and the nation was saluting its heroes,
The typical multifaceted, you know who, were already on their way to forgetting people’s woes.
As my nation lived its worst and longest nightmare, these multifaceted fought among themselves.
These insane creatures, who we call ‘Politicians’, started the blame game to fill their vote shelves.

Today, I admit, that I am petrified and there is anger within,
How long will they just talk and not act, when will these ‘always ready to comment’ cartoons realize what the nation is suffering?

PRAGATI RATTI

Hi Karan,

thanks for your point of few.

When I turned on the TV and saw these pictures, I was shocked. I think everybody, who has seen the pictures was shocked.

Such doings are absolutely inapprehensible to me and there can be nothing to justify what these people have done. Many people have lost their lives, but for what?

For me, it doesn't matter to which nationality these terrorists belongs, because this does not change anything. Unless the backgrounds are clear, the people should stop recrimination, because this is not helpful but can make mischief.

I live far away in germany, but I am even stunned about these cruelness. Sometimes I think, people do not need natural desasters to extinct, because they can make it on their own. And that's very woeful.

Anja

Dear Karan,

Thank you for religiously blogging, I am sure the hug to your mother is a true unconditional gesture one should inculcate. I do the same every day when I leave for work, I stay by myself, so I have their picture, I kiss their forehead & thank them for loving me so much & pray to God to always Bless them.
I guess we all need to practice this, as then only the soul from with in will realize that we all need to have the same unconditional love for the place we live in. Hence we have started a movement "I Can Do Something About It", when you have some time, do log in & register yourself.I am sure we need more of Karan's, Priya & Vishhal to make this world a better place to live & not be a mere existence.

Wish you & your family all the Happiness, Peace & Prosperity.

Lot's of Love.

Vishhal.

you r so rite karan the fire is with in each one but what to do and most importantly HOW to do is sumthing v all r looking for.
I feel like minded people shd cum forward and do sumthing for the country.
I apprecite what Niranjan wrote for the brave commondos.They r the TRUE HEROES.
Sum one shd save this country from these dirty politicians who have no interest in the country but r only bothered abt own petty issues

Hi Karan,

Nice article. But to answer your question, yes, the simple threads that made up my life are also safe and strong. No issues to sort out there.

I would disagree with your thoughts on resolving the in house matter first, before worrying what is going on the streets. I think it's unfair to expect that. Civil rights are also very important in order to co-exist harmoniously as humans. But I also agree with your point of view. I know, good deeds begin from home with good relationship. Hence, this wouldn't falter an individuals' image to go out in the world and besiege upon such cowardliness act. But this is not just another "Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki", this is a world issue and we all should play a part in voicing out our concerns NOW!

My thoughts and prayers to the victims and their loved ones. It's just to sad...

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Please join us in our Facebook group, a mission of finding ways to raise our words as loud as voices against terrorism.

Thank you.

Dear Karann,

Your quote from Niranajan is truly eloquent.

I live abroad and had access to news channels such as the French public channels, the BBC, CNN and others giving information on Mumbai's attacks.

I must say I probably felt as embarrassed by the foreign media approach than you did by the press conference you mentioned in your post.

Though I believe there was a lot of concern for what was happening in Mumbai, most of the media information in the West centered on the Taj, the Oberoi and Leopold's café (and much later Nariman house), where foreigners were said to be trapped.

I heard nothing about the Times of India, the shooting near Metro cinema and little about Cama hospital or CST station. Also, talk about Al Qaeda came into the picture extremely quickly. Wanting to see the attacks in Mumbai through the same lens through which the West has been getting used to seing things since 9/11.

So seeing small is I guess universal. And I agree, if only seeing small would make everyone change things starting by themselves, then their relationship with their loved ones... a better society would surely result from that.

In the midst of the chaos It is still heartwarming to know that there are people who are truly "fit" to confront such madness, such as the NSG but also the hotel staff, security personnel, guests or even nannies who helped others when things were so terrifying for them too.

Now it is each one's task to look inside ourselves and work on what needs fixing so that we are able to change things outside us, as you so rightly said.

u know after every such act of ruthless killing of innocent people,rich or poor, i just ask 1 question, "what's the point of life?". I mean what did any1 do to deserve bullets through their bodies?? what's the point of working so hard, making a life for ureself, mkin it 'big' et al when everything can end in less than a second?? i dunno, some people say i think too much crap and tht im jus crazy bt i reely feel psychologically raped by all the images i saw and evrything i read.
i just hope evry1 who lost their lives rest in peace.

i understand ur agony.u feel helpless while fightin ur anger.bt can u promise2 urself will stop short of cutting courteous remarks when u meet our democratic lords who all along knew that kuber was comin!
naaah.....i dont think so.we all will take resort to zen philosophy...and carry on with this sort of carry on soaps of patriotism and threats to demo-carazy.
dont worry.all will be well and wisely put soon.amen.

heyy, Karan

i too am very sad hearing the blast that happened in Bombay. i am glad to see that you care about the world issues. also, i agree on your opinion that "what would happen if certain members of the media were put in parliament." i honestly, think the government should take media's opinion on what to do next. in addition to that, i am really touched by the fact that you care about your family. obviously, there is no doubt about it, but for you to put it up on your blog i thought it was really sweet. Can't wait till your next bolg.

Love,
Khushi.

Hi Karan,
I like your thought process, but I feel that peace within is necessary but not sufficient to create peace in the outside world. We need some drastic action to fix the issue at a root cause level...Maybe you can help here by making a movie talks about the system-level solution, kind of like what Rang De Basanti did....
regards
Sanjit

Hi there, I agree for the most part of what you wote in your blog. But
there is one point I would like to mention. My dad and I were talking
a couple of days ago when I hadn't really heard that news then. (Yes,
I heard about it 2 days after it happened. Im in canada, a graduate
student, and no television at home) Anyways, he mentioned about all
the attention the media is giving to the scenario and how the news
about the Bombay attacks is on tv 24/7. I think thats exactly what the
terrorists wanted...attention! And by relaying the news on tv all that
time, the media is giving those people, whoever it is, exactly what
they wanted. I think I it would be better if less attention was given
to the attacks as such. That way the public is not too panicky, and
the actual investigators can do their job silently without any
distractions.
Thats just my opinion. Not sure if anyone would agree.
Take care,
c

Dear Karan,
Rather than ambush your pages with a lengthy mail , I have put in the link of my blog with my thoughts which you may want to peruse.

http://navindutt.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/11/war-on-mumbai-i-am-angry.htm

warm regards
ND

It is time for the citizens of Mumbai, India, and the world to unite to show that they do not fear heartless acts of terror that occurred.

InAllahi Wa InAllaihi Rajioon to the victims of the attacks, and my deepest sympathies and condolences to their families, friends, and loved ones.

Patience, in time, the truth will be revealed.

The terrorist says Jihad is the war in the name of God but as far as I know God doesn’t need any help to do what He needs to do. Therefore, the meaning the terrorist gives to Jihad is false. I think, at this moment jihad should be said as a fight against poverty, against fatuity, against inhumanity. If there is still any misunderstood about the meaning of Jihad in this era, the world will never be saved from terrorism.

i was shocked to hear what was happeining in mumbai . i never could have imagined in my worst nightmares that we would see a day like this? and if this was not enough some channels are reporting that the death toll could be more than earlier reported. my heart goes out to everyone who has lost their lives or a loved one or have survived to tell the tale of horror.
the earth has turned red with the blood of innocent and i hope everyone finds the peace that they are looking for. i hope we let go of all the anger , the anguish and the pain. i hope every spirit finds its way to the light.............
sagar

I am not a regular internet blogger but am a Bollywood fan and particularly of the genre of film making and thought process that you have demonstrated. I think of myself of an independent thinker and having reasonable general awareness and intelligence and find that I can relate to your comments and views.

As for the Mumbai attacks, let me first state that I am of Indian origin but now live in the US. Not that I feel any safer sitting far away from the most recent incidents of terror... but the Indian political system and personalities and their priorities does not give one any level of confidence or comfort that the country is in good hands or that someone's watching our backs - in fact it's pretty apparent that they aren't because they are too busy watching their own backs.

But the question comes down to what can we do - each individual - to make a difference. I think there are a couple of basic things. Firstly, recognize that governing a large and diverse country like ours isn't just someone else's job, each of us has a role to play - we can be more vigilant, create awareness among the less educated, less progressive thinkers in our community about the consequences of greed and corruption and run grass roots level, ground up operations to further this purpose - at a minimum we can create this awareness with those in our immediate circle of influence. Secondly, we MUST elect qualified, capable, educated individuals to office and NOT someone who offers small cash or other incentives for rural voters, or (with all due respect ;-) a filmy personality just because of their popularity or on screen image and not looking at their true capabilities to handle that role effectively and again do what we can at the grass roots level to create such awareness with the rural communities about the consequences of our simplest and most fundamental right of voting to elect someone to office...

hi... am really sorry for what happened in mumbai, and for all indians as a whole... am from mauritius and have been watching NDTV till late at night during the attacks... going to sleep most of the times at 2 am... its really horrible what happened and i really hope such thing do not occur in the future :-S and gosh, when one of the commanders said they have got mauritian IDs from the terrorist bag, i was feeling so bad! and kept wondering how a mauritian could be among them, b'coz we dnt have terrorist out here and i can be sure about that b'coz luckily we never ever have had any sort of attacks in the past... and i was really relieved when the authorities announced those were false IDs they made to go to india :-/ ...
being of indian origin itself ive been disturbed by what happened there, so i cannot imagine how u guys there are feeling and would neither try to pretend to understand your feelings.... i would just want to tell the people there not to revolt violently to the attack, bt rather use their inteligence... and try to sort out a way by which these types of issues may be prevented....

see you....
smitha

Hi Karan,

I was watching news Channel on Friday and the sujbect was "SALUTE TO HEROES". My daughter (10 years) who was with me started asking questions: Where are our film heroes ? Not to be seen anywhere ? And I could not really answer.

May be now at least, all our filmy heroes forget their internal rivalry and join together for support to the families of Real Heroes. Money may not really matter to these families now. But some feelings directly from everyone's heart would be more supportive now.

This is just a warm Hello from Belgium,
we can only send you our love ,
we are very sorry for your losts.
This is not much , we know,but you are in our hearts as a city as a country and as a nation.
Christine

hamdulillah i am very well fit with everyone around me & ur movies keep reminding us of taking good care of our relationships.
am glad that you are back safe and sound and pray that MUMBAY becames the safe soon i love this cityand its people though i have
not visitied it before

my regards
Soha a Saudi fan of ur work

Wow Karan. Wow. I think that may have been the most unique introspective on the situation that I have heard yet. And it is an "obvious" truth about life that is often overlooked.

I honestly and truly think that the people who are most effective in their socially relevant careers (police, doctors, social workers, etc.) are the ones who have a good home life and good interpersonal relationships. If not, they tend to throw themselves at their work in ways that would not be deemed healthy or struggle to maintain such relationships with their co-workers.

I am only a student, at the age of 20, but even from my vantage point, when I take on tasks that are meant to aid society in its various battles, you can tell who are the students and faculty that are at peace with their own lives and are willing to help the world around them and who are the people who simply help for the sake of helping.

I'm sure I am just rambling, but it is safe to say that you have given me a lot to think about.

My love to you and your entire family

Anita

Hi Karan, I'm very saddened to hear about the attacks in Mumbai. These terrorists are not associated with any religion or any country, these people are of those who are evil, wicked and sick.

I hope this doesn't stop both India and Pakistan from their peace talk and all the best with your new film, Mr Johar, as it is associated with this topic of terrorism and Islam.

You have my email address. contact me as I have a few questions and idea's for your project.

Take Care.

Hey Karan,

First of all, I sincerely hope all your friends and family are safe and well in Mumbai.

I'm from Mumbai, now living in Toronto. Being a Mumbaiker who lived there for about 12 years, I felt sad and depressed during those horrific 3 days. I too, was glued to my tv switching from local news channels, to American ones to British ones to Indian ones...just to find out the exact details of the situation. Like you discussed, there was quite a bit of blaming, speculating and even "lecturing", and not enough on the actual people, who lost their lives in vain.
Now after looking at the reactions from different people in the country, outside the country and in the media, I feel that people were (and are) aggravated enough to feel as though they need to do something; are busy pointing fingers at each other. However, honestly, they aren't doing as much to actually physically and emotionally heal the traumatized - the ones who have survived that ordeal, the ones whose family members were affected and even the ones who were unaffected but just deeply saddened by it.

What I'm hating at the moment is the way people outside will look at Mumbai from now on. Firstly, Mumbai has survived many many attacks since many years but none of those events got this much media coverage, because of which people don't know much about it. However now, due to this, as you said, Mumbai will be seen as "unsafe" and will be judged...which is ridiculous because every city is "unsafe" if you think about it. I hope people don't stop going to Mumbai, because really, it's a marvellous city with a lot of life. I hope Mumbai always remains the way it has always been.

Finally, Karan, I am deeply sorry about this whole "event" and I pray to God that Mumbaikers and Indians can bounce back as soon as possible and show to the world that they can never be defeated. We can't let terrorism win....if India, as a nation, decides to take a stand together against terror, they can easily become the best and most terror-free nation in the world. Chak De India!

Lots of love and best wishes,
SRK Super Fanatic

P.S. Hope your work is going well, and you're able to focus and not get too affected by all this. All the best! <3 Looking forward to hearing updates :)

“People criticized the media coverage, but how about acknowledging the tremendous amounts of bravery that went into tirelessly reporting horror and carnage? A load of what was showing up on my TV was perhaps misinformation, but for the most part, I felt an undeniable pride towards the journalists who risked their lives to report some version of the truth. “

While I agree with most of what you said, I disagree with the above statement. Yes, they should be commended for their efforts, but especially at a time like this, the media needs to be very careful and responsible in its reporting. We are dependent on the news, hanging on their every word. And when media starts speculating, giving their own opinion without evidence, it can get dangerous very quickly.

People are scared and angry, emotions are running high and speculation creates confusion. It can and does lead in the wrong direction.

I don’t know about the Indian media, but the reporting here in the US, IMO, was sometimes inflammatory. Enough said.

Hi Karan , I'm really sad for people who lose someone dear in the attacks , I feel bad for theme !

I live in France and I saw it in tv when I came back from high chool
I was Shocked .. How is it possible ?? I mean , just like that .. people were together , laughing and talking about tomorrow when suddenly Bombe blasts killed the .. this is horrible ( Like Your film says "Kal Ho Naa Ho" ) ..


GOD BLESS MUMBAI !!

'Love U Karan !*

Thank you for an extremely eloquent and thought-provoking statement. I agree that we need to fix the trouble within before we can go pointing fingers outside. It is within our own circles of influence where we can have the most impact and therefore cause sorrow or joy with just a look or a smile or a simple touch.
I'm from the Silicon Valley area and felt compelled to do something for India after this terrible tragedy so I did the only thing I thought might have some kind of impact for India, the US and for myself... I went to see "Dostana" at the cinema. I figured it would help out both economies and it certainly made me feel better. I also wore black that day, Friday, which here in the US is called "Black Friday" because the retailers are hoping they stay in the black from all the sales, however, it will forever have a different meaning to many of us a day when we all felt victimized by a small group of people who lost their humanity and destroyed their brethren.
We are all connected regardless of race, religion, creed, color, or geography. We just need to be reminded of it.
Thanks.

hi karan,
was happy to read your blog today, so true, we need to mend ourselves first before we try to mend others...
i quote below what i also wrote on mr bachchans blog just a minute ago - 'let’s all stand together shoulder to shoulder irrespective of financial position, nationality, race, colour, religion & fight this weed that seems to be taking root in our world, this is our world & we all do not want it to head in this direction. With us all together what can the weed do for it it so small, but the huge task here is to make the ‘top people’ in all the governments around the world understand that we are all one at the end of the day so it makes sense in fighting this together…
this fight is not against any one religion it’s against this sect that uses religion as a facade…
i salute all the brave all around the world who have fought against terrorism and have sacrified themselves for us that is true martyrism…'

More than bein shocked n feelin sad n scared... I'M ANGRY, angry on our Govt.. its ministers... But do v all hav a right to react like this?!! are not v responsible too for this attack.. most of us hav seen RANG DE BASANTI!
I remember these wrds in RDB " there are 1ly two ways to live.. one, accept whteva is happening n live silently or two, accept de responsibily to change n bring de change".. v must hav clapped in cinema halls.. but wht nxt? is it 1ly a movie? it was a WAKE UP CALL to all of us...
Its time for us INDIANS to choose one way. If v continue to keep our lives n de future of our country in de hands of soul less, emotionless n hopeless leaders v r heading no whr.
Let it b ENOUGH to WAKE US up!!
Jai Hind!

P.S : Karan, I wnt straight to my drawing whr my mom ws n hugged her... it's been ages since i did dat. nxt, i called up my old friend (v r nt talking to eachother for almost 5 yrs nw) and said I luv her n hw much she means to me.

I really didn't realize how angry I really was until last night. I was watching a CNN special coverage on the TERROR IN MUMBAI and they were talking about how Pakistanis have composed this attack. But then I turned to an Indian news channel they said that they found a Mauritian I-card from one of the terrorist. And that was where I was really ticked off, because people don't even seem to investigate and they're like "Oh! A bomb blast in India, Pakistan must have done it," or "Oh! A bomb blast in Pakistan, India must have done it." But do people every realize that a third person might be trying to create a rift between the two nations. URGH!

And my heart goes out to Ashish Chowdery and his loss.

Hi,
Karan, I am just reading your blog.We feel deep sorrow for those people who have lost their lives.We also render deep
sympathy for their families. We salute our commandos for their brave works. Now, it's the time to take and to think about our country 's safety and responsibility.We should take it a challenge
right now to enhance our internal protection and not to forgive
our enemies. Jai Bharat Mata.

hi karan,
even i condemn the mumbai attack,its really a sad incident.it also reflects the secrity lapses in the security of india.
anyways how was your us tour?

I am an Indian-American (one of those NRIs that Bollywood wants to reach so much, except I consider myself more American than Indian). I'm also Muslim - so many conflicting loyalties! I heard about the Mumbai attacks and turned on the TV to see the coverage just as I was leaving to go home for the Thanksgiving break. With my family, we watched the coverage nonstop, CNN and Indian satellite channels. We didn't have family in Mumbai, we hardly know the city at all, especially my siblings and I because we've only been inside the airport, but we couldn't stop watching. It was comforting to be around people who understood the colossal events taking place - now that I am back at school, I am around well-meaning friends who chalk it up to the usual, Hindu-Muslim riots. When will these Hindus ever learn? they say. When will these Muslims ever learn? they say. Let's get back to discussing the economy. Only my family and I are still reeling from the events of the past couple days.

The Indian satellite news channels were calling it "India's 9/11", which is too potent to say to Americans (we always want to be in our own category, and it's true, maybe not as many people died). I cannot help noticing that the reactions of Mumbai-ites and other Indians across the subcontinent as well as across the world are much the same as those that Americans had after 9/11. We cannot let the terrorists win: we have to go on with our normal lives. The firefighters, rescue workers are the true heroes. Those Muslims - what makes them so violent? Why do they hate us? Military action is the best resort, the only resort. We have to strike back. We have to protect our country...only violence begets more violence.

It is hard to know who to believe. As a practicing, devout, and pacifist Muslim, I want to believe that crazy people who call themselves Muslims were not behind this, but I have an inkling I might be wrong. I don't like the fingers being pointed, either on CNN or the NYTimes or the Indian satellite news channels, at either Muslims or Hindus or anyone else.One minute a reporter says the men were too disfigured to identify - the next moment he claims they had to Pakistani Punjabis. I am not defending anyone, but maybe we should reflect on these horrific events before jumping to conclusions. We all saw the seven-year-long results of America's 9/11. Does anyone feel safer? Now India is at its own crossroads and must decide which path it will choose.

It's just crazy what these terrorist did.

The reason to our downfall is that we always recognize the efforts of those not worth (politicians) and forget those who do put themselves on the line to rescue others. Unless politicians learn to risk themselves for others we will stay where we are or go worse.

Hello Karan and hello everybody reading this friendly blog,

Just read your post and felt like writing this: my deepest condolences to those of you who have lost some relative or friend or colleague in the brutal terror attacks of Mumbai. And my deepest condolences to all of you living in Mumbai, even if you were lucky enough to be in a save place, because this kind of attacks hurt to each and every citizen. I know it well as I was living in Madrid when the terrible Al Queda attacks of March 2003, and I felt very much attacked in my freedom, in my security, and in my peace of heart.

This said, I want to shout that I feel deeply angry right now. I have been living in India for past 4 years although I am Spanish and right now I live in Spain. The father of my son is Indian living in India, so India cannot be like whichever other country to me: I love India very much. And maybe because of that I feel the right to be angry. I follow the news in the TV as if I was a NRI, and I see many Indians are also very angry. And I think that anger is very necessary and good, but only if it makes you all to be unite and firm to ask for responsibilities to your authorities and to demand more security. I think it is great that you go to the street to demonstrate, millions of you should be demonstrating all around India. Go peacefully, but go millions. Show your government who has the power in a democracy, and tell them that you are not ready to stand a disaster like this anymore. Shout it out loud. Peacefully but very loud. Because as Karan has said, Mumbai was already not save two years back…

In the middle of this sorrow I hope you will like to know that the Spanish media are praising a lot the NSG, for the way the have handled the difficult situation. People who was there (tourists, politicians…) have praised the way they were attended and helped to leave the kaos. Don’t worry Karan, I think people is not stupid and they can distinguish very well between the illiterate idiot politicians and the rest of the Indian people…

Lighting a candle is beautiful and of course it helps to smooth, both our own sorrow and the collective one, but please don’t forget. Be unite and be firm: let them know that each of you is not ready to forget any more. Come on!, Swadesh, Rang de Basanti, show them who has the power, you have chosen them to serve you and to do it well!: you all are the boss.

And please, don’t follow the game of the terrorists and don’t make it an issue of religion: Hindues, Muslims, Christians, you all are part of the greatness of India, you all contribute to that greatness. India would not be as great as it is if each of you were not a part of it. Please be all together to fight against terrorism: don’t allow them to get their purpose.

I finish; promise… Karan: sorry so much for this long post in your blog and thanks for allowing it. Rest of the people: sorry if this has sounded like a “lesson from abroad”: I was not pretending that.

All my love and solidarity and sympathy for each of you Indians,
Isabel Nath

Karan,
You and a million other people feel exactly the same way that you feel. When will this hatred and lack of moral compass end! Being American, we still feel the effects of 9/11 and that once secure and safe feeling we once had, no longer exists. There will always be greed and corruption in the world until someone steps up to the plate with a united country at it's side fighting the "Evil" that consumes us. We do have some power as a Democracy, we have the right to vote! We can only hope that the one we choose is the one who stands on the right side of it's people. We have become an "every man for himself" world. It is time to reunite and "Be the change we want to see in the world"...Gandhi. You, Karan, have the power to give voice to these issues in your films. True facts and what needs to change in order for all people to live in harmony. I am just a oridinary woman who lives in a small town in Northern Michigan but I do have a voice. It is time for our younger generation to rally against those who have been unjust, and reunite the country with good old fashion values of "Loving Thy Neighbor" "Live and Let Live", "Give peace a chance". I am sincerely saddened by this "Evil" and the devastating toll it has taken on all of India. I pray for you, those who lost their innocent lives, for the brave police and militrary who desperately tried to end this carnage as quickly as possible, and for those who reached out to help his neighbor regardless of race, creed or ideology. Terrorists are not fighting in the name of religion but in someone's sick and twisted view of what the "power" of the world should be; while recruiting young people who are helpless and fall victim to their beliefs. May God Bless all of India and come back stronger than ever to fight those who wish to take away our freedom. Namaste and Jai Hind...Neecy

very eloquent. And well thought out.

I agree...we need to tend to ourselves first. This is where things have gone haywire, over years and years. The human race tends to scapegoat it's own shadow. The events in Mumbai are the results of seeds planted years ago, germinating over weeks and days and months. The solution, similarly, will involve seeds planted today -- of hope, in our children, and therein lies the ultimate solution. It will not be overnight. It requires being able to look at another and seeing yourself in him; being able to look into another's religion and seeing your own in his. This applies to all; hindus, christians, muslims, jews, sikhs, etc. Yes, some religious ideaologies lend themselves to this road of enlightenment better than others; this is simply fact. But they all lead to the same goal eventually. The real power lies in the individual to peel away the layers and find that road. There are those who are lost (like the ones who acted out these cowardly acts in Mumbai; they are lost souls, and ultimately are attacking the collective unconscious, and therefore themselves). These lost ones use religion as a tool by which to drag others down into their mire.

The world is mad right now,and it is simply a projection of the madness we are all carrying within. The slow but stead movement of the new generation into a world of spirituality, wil, with the grace of God, have its intended effect someday. But yes, there will likely be more pain, more bloodshed, before that happens. But it will happen. This is inevitable.

I liked what you wrote and felt compelled to write something back. Thanks!
Jai ram.
Jai hind.

Vikas

Dear Karan, I'm a Mexican American who lives in Chicago but have great love for your country even though I have never been there. I know of your country and of your city through some of my Indian friends and from watching your movies and other Hindi movies (which I love). My prayers go out to you and your fellow citizens because I can just imagine how lost and vulnerable everyone must be feeling. I have kept up with what has been going on by reading my local newspaper and also by watching video coverage from news channels based in India over the internet. I agree that the NSG did a great job but I also think that the hotel employees, many young men from what I read and heard who are in their late teens or in their twenties were also very brave. They looked out for the lives of the patrons of the hotels and not just for their own lives. For me that says a lot for the youth of India. I am Catholic so I will pray to the intercession of Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta for peace in your city, country, and throughout the world since I know she had a great love for India and it's people.

Dear Karan,

I've been reading you Blog for a view months now, all thow I never had the wish to write back, today I had.

You see, everyone would say Austria (I am from Austria) is so different from India, but actually not much we have our different cultures, traditions and religions --> but if we look close the Problems are all the same. We all make mistakes for what ever reason but instead of facing them we run off and that's what makes things even worse.

I heard what happend through the radio and I was truly shocked. But that's what happens in the World all most all the time, you are not save anymore (maybe we've never been). The Problems are getting bigger and bigger and no one is able to face them anymore. Because we can't even start with the little things in life. We are unable to work things out with our families and friends. And I truly consider those persons the happies who can say they can sleep good at night because I can't.

My Mom is the only parent I have and we've been barely talking to each other for years now. She made a lot of mistakes and so did I but we both are unable face them. I wish I could hugh my Mom just like you hugh yours - it must be a very good feeling and I consider you as one of the lukiest persons on this planet just because of that.

Today you made me realize that it's time, and maybe I already knew it - so I'll start tomorrow making things in my life better and that's what everyone of us should do --> because we all would be happier and we would all live a better life if we do and maybe one day (and that's propably never going to happen) the world changes into a better and saver place if we all start to work on the issues we have.

Thank's for the Blog and I hope my Comment is "understandable" because it's quiet late and I am really tired and my eyes are all red from crying while writing this.

Karan, I know I will never met you but I am sure it would be a pleasure and maybe the next time you thing of Austria you'll remember my comment.

Jassie

Dear Karan ji,

Totally agree with every single word you have written... it's a big question to every living human being if they are in safe hands or not...
In Sri Lanka its all ways the case. we leave home to office or to school not knowing if we will return back home safely... Terrorism is a huge problem all nations face regardless of their colour or power.
I was shocked to see the masacar in TV and Im so sad about the number of lives that was lost. Hats off to the indian military for their braveness....

as a mark of respect and as per a request on 'facebook' i joined the group which requested to wear white to office.... it might sound silly but then i still cant believe such things can happen.
I love India very much and that saddenes me alot to see the distruction... and im still worried for Bombay, because Im not sure if all terrorists have been captured or not. hope all of them are captured.

As you say relationships are very important. for me to be a big fan of your movies is because you talk about relationship in a way no other can. we need to build a good relationship at home before we look in to the outside world. if we cant luv our people at home then its all nonsense if one says that "you are my world or I love you more than anything" to some out sider whom you have met couple of years ago.

its time that we strengthen are relationships with each other and love each other without boundries... We need to hold our hands tightly so that that any influence cannot break our bonds...

Last but not least my only hope and wish is India will stand together at this time or trial, regardless of Hindu's and Muslim's... right now that is the most important thing we all need to keep in Mind.

May the Good Lord bless India and the whole world!

Luv

Amali (Sri Lanka)

Thank you Karan for this this blog...it brought tears to my eyes. you are so so right. We must first fix our equations on the inside before venturing outside. coming back home after a trip and giving your mum a hug may seem insignificant to some, but believe me its one of the most beautiful moves one can make.

I for for one have not seen my son for over a year and i cant wait to hug him when he comes back... it is these simple threads that makes us strong. Thanks again. Love and God Bless.

Hi Karan...
Im really sorry...that news is so sad...Terror has no god... The situation is horrible and I hope this people will wake up one day.thousands of people die because some stupid people feel like killing people without any real reason...
Karan I hope all the best for you and srkajol in My name is khan...
Lots of Love..................................................................Tina

I have been reading the news post the terrorist attacks that there were few sections of the sociey who had warned about suspicious contents being coming to city.
I read about a fishermen who made rounds to the concerned authority 3 months back to inform that RDX has been smuggled to the city but no one listened to him.Infact he came again 10 days back with the same story.
Now what do we call these educated illiterates who send an illiterate back saying they dont have time ???

Dear Karan:

Thanks for your thoughts. It looks like things are so unsafe in India that any one who plans anything like this does it with such impunity.

There has to be transparancy and accountability. Taking tours after the fact is great, but is it good enough?

Kudos to the NSG who did their jobs quietly and are the true heroes. Sadly, similar sentiments cannot be shared for the politicians.

Is there hope yet or are we resigned that things will remain the same................

Food for thought, India and the Indian government.

Cher Karan,
I found your post very thought provoking, and illustrative of a point which has been made by several great thinkers such as Thoreau, Emerson, Mahatma Gandhi, and M L King. Indeed it is of great essence, that we must first create a change within our own consciousness, expand to those who surround us and watch the ripple effect of change transform our lives and world. Six degrees of separation exists on all levels in society and within the universe. It is the realization of how our thoughts create our experiences that can truly create a shift in our quality of life. I feel that it is not only necessary to develop the courage to see ourselves as we are, but also as who we can become. To be able to face oneself in the mirror and accept what one sees is the first place to start. Once we unconditionally accept ourselves, our perception of our world will certainly transform. At this time, it is important to become aware of the love that exists in our world and to tap into our inner, more empathetic selves, so as to see beyond tradgedy and develop long term solutions to the problems which plague our world. It is so sad that we focus so closely on that which is outside of ourselves as opposed to being able to connect to what is within. It is at times like these in which we must draw upon our inner strength and innate divinity/wisdom to guide us in the right direction. Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu, Sarve Jana Sukhino Bhavantu. May there be peace within each being in our universe.
Paix,

Excellent piece of articulation. My admiration for you as a human being went up by leaps and bounds. I first use to admire you for your diraction and the fact that you are close to Shahrukh who to be is like God in my life. then over a period of time I admired your extraordinary ariculating abilities. Than through your blog I began to admire your candidness even though at times you confessed to even you thinking of things like jealousy and all that.

Honestly this blog from you makes all those who make those stuid "gay" jokes about you and talk about your sexuality as if it is of national importance look like what a shit kind of human beings they are.
I agree with you that because this time it has happened in the "TAJ" and the "OBEROI" and "TRIDENT" that has left lot of the high class shaken. Blasts have happened earlier also but I never saw such hue and cry. Now that they realise that it can happen to them also that we see the kind of response we are seeing .
I personally feel the day Hindus and Muslims stop voting along predictable religious lines(Because of which we have people like "AMAR SINGH and MULAYAM SINGH, LALU YADAV, PASWAN on one hand and "MODI, TOGADIA, BAL THACKERY" etc on the oither hand) majority of our problems will be solved.
LET COMMON PEOPLE(HINDUS AND MUSLIMS) SHOW THROUGH THEIR ACTIONS AND NOT WORDA THAT THE POLITICIANS CAN NOT DIVIDE US ON RELIGION AND THEN WE CAN HOPE TO HAVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE IN A ECONOMIC SUPER POWER NATION THAT WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO BECOME.
Lastly I think you have very rightly pointed out that let us first respect, show comapssion and take care of our own family members and near and dear ones and we will have a better place to live in.

RESPECTED KARAN
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Well said, Karan. We should be focusing on our own relationships as well before we can examine how shattered our existing relationships are both inside and outside the country. What a sad, sad event to occur.

This is so so sad. I'm so happy you are safe karan. How will Bombay fight this? how can we feel safe again? I feel so confused but your words made me feel much better and what you say is so true. Thanks for blogging, especially at this time.

Well said Karan. Just a small addition that Mumbai Fire Brigade workers need the recognition as well. They rescued 500 guests from Taj and Trident and that too without the life jackets or any arms. They took great risks and did what they thought was their duty. The politicians need to be boarded on a plane and be crashed into the Indian Ocean. They dont deserve to lead us, they hv no leadership quality nor do they hv any humanity, intellect or common sense. We need educated opinions liek that of yours and a whole lot of support from our new generation. We can hope for a better tomorrow.

Well said K-Jo.

Bombay Bitch is aggrieved too.

Hi Karan !

Yes it's indeed a shame and shocking to all of us who are away from home. I am a student here in USA and just came in August 2008. It indeed feels sad to be a part of system which has become numb to human issues. How long are we going to have these kind of massacres. And its the innocent lives who suffer at the cost of a bunch of peoples who are emotionless to the core. it's high time a revolution against terrorism starts where the world unites as one in the name of humanity and completely wipe off the anti social elements. I do have sympathy with people who indulge in terror as there must be something sad which has made them take this path. But if we cannot bring them back to their normal state of mind, we can neither allow them to carry these kind of fanaticism. It's indeed a do or die situation and until we all unite and fight with the system it's just not possible. You have the most powerful media " Films" which can change the course of society. it would be great if u address the issues of terrorism with ur films. Ur films indeed have a great impacts on mind and teach people to dream and love. but thats not enough i guess. we need to make people realize that terrorism can never do any good.

Regards

Smriti Raj

Hi Karan
I haven't watched the coverage as closely as you have. However, my heart goes out to all those innocent people who were vicitms. The bravery and sophistication the armed forces showed was magnificent. Times like this bring people together and makes you realise that this world is all we got. It boggles my mind that people struggle over power, land, religion, caste and creed. Its like, what will you do after you win it all???
I agree with you in that we have to make sure every relationship is ok all the time. As someone said, relationships only last if they are maintained. I make sure that things are good in my family. They are my strength. Because they are ok, I don't have to worry about them. I can go out and contribute to the greater world.
I have been around people who contribute nothing to society, no charities, no volunteering, hell no recycling even....then they talk about kalyug and how all this is supposed to happen and the world is so horrible and they even complain about the people who actually help. It makes me so angry. Its like....dude...you don't help....so shut up, you know?
Anyways, I love your blogs, always something to think about.

Hi KJo,

I agree with what you wrote.The saying goes first change yourself , then your society, your country will be a better place to live in. Our main problem is, unless it happens to us we never think.If other's house burn we feel sorry for them, but we never take enough protection for ourselves thinking us that we are always safe.Had we been a little more alert, had we been a little more courageous and wise, had we heeded the signs at the perfect time, the damage would have been lesser.a few terrorists against a city with population more than any small country of the world, stand no chance.But we never united as a city. People in other parts of Mumbai , just took it as another news , some took it as a hinderance to their day to day life, some saw it as a continuation of the terror. They exclaimed, they felt sorry , they sympathised , but this didnt change anything.They went on about their daily business .This is good , it keeps the spirit up, but don't we need to think as well.This may happen to us tomorrow.How come its always two people against 20000 men win? The anti socials are more indiscriminate.When they killed, they never saw to which caste,society or religion the people belonged. Then why can't we unite, we the so called social people. Its high time that we get together and fight.

Regards,
liz

And yes Making Dostana for large indian audience

whose values and ethics still not as westernise

seemed to be a blunder

It seemed you were trying to bring the western culture in india

as a director and a key person who have a power to lead masses

with your film making prowess you ought to be highly careful on these matters

To a degree,

for me you seemed to make this movie to bring an attitude of normality towards gay

culture in India for your own benefit, to find yourself a place.

Gay Culture is still a distortion in 95% of the world. Undigestable

Adriene
Chicago IL

all said and i am sorry to say that once the sound abd fury receed we all will be back to square one ..blaming everybody/thing except ourself ...and the same old story repeats !...

fit.. not at all.. but then, i have tried and tried to get the threads united but they have unraveled and i have to give up and only focus on the outside it seems.. wish i had one on one direct communication with you for this matter, for you could be of great help and a true mentor in this regard... i am pleased that you echoed my thoughts exactly with your comparison of the daily relation to the larger human relations that are leading to this havoc --- thank you.

karan its not just the mumbaikars who felt the heat of these attack.. infact i live in calcutta but even im having sleepless nights... people who went through this are really brave.
i saw the snap of terrorist on tv and felt like cutting him into pieces. no one knows wat they get doing all this.. wat happiness they get killing someone.
there was a wedding near my house nd they fired crackers and i really was so tensed and shocked that the crackers sounded like bullets and gun shots....
really yaar mumbai has a brave heart to come out of this coz i really cant...
i am numb and really dont know wat to do but have decieded one thing that i will save a bit and donate it to PMs fund of NSG.. for such a brave act they are hardly paid.
at grass root level i dont understand wat can i do but will surely do this...
please karan u have a postion in society, use it and do something
we really need to act, and ac practically and not be rational in anger
all the best....
and hope u utilise this

The news telecasts for the past few days have been like watching Hollywood thrillers and Bollywood action flicks unfold at different places. The only unfortunate part is that the heroes did not emerge without any damage to innocent civilian lives. Considering the regularity of the terrorist attacks, it is a pity that we have to die on the streets tomorrow, or it could be today, no one is sure. No matter what precautions we take and no matter how much we convince our family about our safe return home, our destiny today looks to have been written by the politicians, leaders and terrorists who have taken the right from the God. There have been bomb blasts in Mumbai in the past but this was more shocking. People woke up and took notice. It was not like “Okay, let’s get back to work tomorrow safely circumventing the damaged amenities of our city after a few sympathetic squawks and intensive ridicule of the state, politicians and the law makers. This incident seemed to be the final bastion of the Mumbai’s possible defense against terrorism having fallen.


The entire operation of annihilating the terrorists went for more than 50 hours. There is no point in repeating all the events covered. But a few points worth noting are:

1. The first startling thought that nests in my mind strongly enough to be articulated and followed by other equally troublesome sequences is that in spite of being victim of terrorist attacks we seemed to have learnt nothing. The politicians are a hopeless lot and no one expects much from them anyway. But it was saddening to see the state of the Mumbai Police. It was such a pathetic sight to see the policemen fearing to enter the troubled site. But why blame them? Have we ever voiced strongly our opinions to improve their living conditions? We are quick to point out their corrupt activities. But when terrorist strikes we relax on our couches to watch these same men give up their lives facing hi-tech terrorists with their lathis and obsolete weapons. Just compare ourselves with other countries as to how they take care of their law keepers. In these countries the police are not only smartly dressed, inspiring confidence in the citizens, but they also have state-of-art equipments & vehicles equipped to face or deter any action of breaking of law. Body language of the police is extremely critical. Hence the visuals of Mumbai cops idling in an extremely relaxed position in combat area made for a pathetic viewing and lent a very bad image of our country as the whole world watched our reaction to the terrorist attack. Even the terrorists having access to TVs would have drawn their clues from the idle behavior of police. The sight of the policemen should send shivers up the spine of the terrorists and criminals. When will we realize this?



2. Expectedly, the quotes from the political class were hopeless & spineless. One cannot help compare an extempore inspiring speech by Mr. Obama with a totally damp squid speech by our PM. What was needed was an extempore and heart felled speech peppered with bold talk. This would have helped warm the cockles of the heart of a worried nation. As usual the politicians pointed fingers towards Pakistan ? Does it matter who did it? First we don’t do anything to prevent these kinds of attacks from happening but are ready to point fingers right away. Does pointing fingers get protection for your country? Why not focus on getting things organized at the scene of crime. Let a politicians family member be in those hotels, then see how organized the fight becomes. We have had so many bombings in India that we should have been prepared. But who will tell these politicians. Now all we would see will be the visuals of those coward politicians lining up to meet the families of the dead- promising to make them martyrs, giving false promises of not sparing the terrorists, announcing compensation packages, etc. The BJP using this attack as a means to accelerate their vote bank politics is a sickening gesture, especially after talking about political unity in the hour of crisis just 2 days ago. After all Delhi and Rajasthan are going to the poll soon. What exactly was the intention of Narendra Modi for coming to Mumbai and announcing compensation to the dead and the injured? And of course, we all will hear from the politicians those clichéd terms - Inquiry, neighbors (read Pakistan ) responsible, strong action, and most abusive word of all “Mumbaikars’spirit & resilience”. And where were the TIGER and the CUB who roared time and again and talked about Marathi Maanoos and Mee Mumbaikar? Sadly these tigers were too scared and were hiding in their den with their tails between their legs.



3. Time is another element that was spent with the tap full on. Why was the army not called in immediately in the absence of NSG commandoes to handle the situation? Besides, it actually took hours for the army & NSG to reach the scene of action. Mumbai definitely deserves forces to be posted right inside or for space constraints just outside the city to be available immediately to take action. It is such a shocking revelation that a coastal city like Mumbai has such a casual porous border where terrorists actually rowed right up to city and made themselves comfortable in cafes and hotel lobbies? Now that the sea option has been explored by them, what next? What if the terrorists get hold of some fighter planes and launch suicide attacks. In such scenario, do we wait for the air force to take off from their far off bases, for instance Pune?



4. From the news channels we could see the terrorists passing through the metal detector. One wonders of what use is the metal detector if there is no follow up deterrent action to be pursued by police personnel there. Why was stringent curfew not imposed hours after the first attack in Colaba, Nariman Point area? Why were the Commandoes not landed by helicopters on the roof of Taj & Oberoi as in the case of Nariman house? The number of terrorists entering Mumbai is a mere guess. The number estimated by Vilarao Deshmukh was 20 to 25. How did they smuggle in so much ammunition including machine guns, hand grenades, rocket launchers etc in the hotels. What kind of security do these five star hotels have?



5. Within hours of the siege, ATS Chief Karkare, Vijay Salaskar were killed by the terrorists. I cannot believe how can an ATS chief enter the scene of carnage with no bullet proof vest, no helmet only to be gunned down. Could it be described as bravery?



6. Did anyone realize that the Mumbai siege closely followed the heavy participation of the J & K public in the assembly elections, against the advice of the militants? The terrorists carrying out the attacks were as young as 20 years. Imagine what sick brainwashing they might have gone through to take up this operation, which ultimately resulted in their death!



7. The media has always been accused of sensationalizing events but this time it was far more guarded and displayed rare maturity. Along with the NSG and other military personnel they were also the heroes as they displayed parallel diligence and staying power giving an untiring blow by blow account on all channels. They had practically put up tent near the Taj and Oberoi and were always there to give the latest information.



8. While far worse and unimaginable things have happened in other countries, these countries have taken enough intimidating and deterrent measures to stave off future attacks. Did anything happen in US after the 9/11 attack in these 7 years? NO. But in India terrorist attacks have become a norm. Anyone comes and strikes us.



9. Everything has been said about government, politicians, police, etc but what about we citizens. As can be seen on news channels, people were either standing or just walking during the attacks. Why are we so inactive? It is important that we as citizens of this country need to start thinking how we can prevent ourselves from becoming sitting ducks all the time. Our undignified silence to everything happening around us is being lustily grabbed by the politicians and to cover their ineptness they have coined a word “Resilience” for us. But then, as an individual, I know my limitations. Who am I to blame other when I myself is clueless as to what I can contribute in reducing this menace. Believe me, when that feeling of helplessness overtakes you nothing is more frustrating. It is high time that we start seriously thinking about building a nation for the future generations to enjoy. We need smart, efficient and tough leaders so that we do not have to look up for surrogate role models like Obama. It is time that everyone nurtures and takes care of the four citadels of our nation building - the forces who guard our nation, the police who sanitize the country internally, the teachers who help mould the future of the country and the farmers who must be protected at all costs to keep our God given self sufficiency intact.



10. The recent attack has educated us about how difficult it is for the official agencies to fight a terrorist siege. But despite all the short comings, the Police, Army, Navy, NSG have done an excellent job. Hats off to the hotel staff too who sacrificed their lives while helping the guests to safety. I just saw a pathetic sight on a news channel. After successful operation the brave NSG commandoes were given shelter in a BEST bus to take rest. I was left angry and frustrated by seeing these heroes wiping their sweat in that BEST bus after being in the action for more than 30 hours. And no prizes for guessing where would be our good for nothing politicians that time - sitting in their AC offices and vehicles planning how to use this moment of tragedy for political gains. Shame.



I pray for the safety of the Indians and peace for the ones that have lost their loved ones.



AMJAD K. MARUF

Dear Karan,

My heart goes out to the families who has lost their loved ones in the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai. It was shocking to see what was happening and it reminded me of 9/11. I am an NRI who lives in the US and every time something bad happens in India, a piece of my heart gets wrenched out because my roots are there.

I agree with Rekha when she wrote:

"Secondly, we MUST elect qualified, capable, educated individuals to office and NOT someone who offers small cash or other incentives for rural voters, or (with all due respect ;-) a filmy personality just because of their popularity or on screen image....."

We as voters have the power who we elect for our respective country and it is the Government job to make our country safe. I also do not believe in too much media information; it can cause more panic among the people and also at the same time they are keeping the terrorists informed.

After 9/11, we were told by our Government to go about our daily lives and do not live in fear because this is what the terrorists want. At the back of my mind, I am still fearful because these terrorists do not care who they kill because they do not care about their own lives.

I hope and pray for the people of India that something like this never happens again.

Love and peace.

Hi Karan,

The world is mad, we all know that. But I still meet people from around the world who are good and loving people. There is still hope and that why I am not worried for the futur of my two sons.
The events in Mumbai just show that we have to be carreful with our security and these terrorists are for me , people who are lost somewhere. They are not acting for any kind of religion , they are just showing their anger , their need to kill.
I prayed a lot for the victims and their family .
And if a bad thought comes to my head, I am just watching one of your movie and I can smile again.
I like your work so please continue.
God bless you
Marie

Thank you for your blog Karan. Yes, it is very sad to hear such news. But you are right, when we feel like there is nothing we can do in these situations it is time to look inwards and figure out what we each can do within our own lives, to bring peace into this world. I constantly fight inner demons within and then when I hear of things like the Mumbai blasts, I get angry at the people doing this. But who am I to judge when I have to work on myself to gain more inner peace and send more love out into the world by starting with my own people. Keep up your creative genius and blow our minds rather than any innocent lives with your new movie "Khan". Please show these terrorists that hate can never accomplish anything good and will NEVER look good in the eyes of (GOD/ALLAH/JESUS/SHIVA, etc).

hmm..... well said,

there is a certainty in the things you have written.
but i think that having good relations with our family is not just enough to fight against someone who doesn't even understand what family is....
i mean, it's a good thing for a headstart but we nedd to do something more serious and quick...

I never liked our media before and never felt proud of them. but currently, they are doing just an outstanding work. Media is very very powerful and they should use this power to help common man of this country against every single politician who are so cheap and doesnt have single value to live for..
.

Thanks
Sandeep

Hi Karan,

I agree with what you have to say about the mumbai attacks, the real heros were the ones who gave their lives fighting the terrorist. And a lot of the things on the news were misguided informations, for example if you were watching cnn and then turned the channel to an indian based channel like headlines today, the difference was that on cnn for the first day they were more concerned about the safety of thier own people not really the situation as a whole, where as india was focusing on completely differents matter like what was happening and where it was going on. Where you say we looked like idiots because we confused austrian with australians, I personaly think that just because they were foriegn people does make them and more special, People are making a huge deal about how many foriegners died in these attacks when the real true is the vast majortiy of those dead are our own people the natives of the city mumbai.

Fortunatly you were not near the attack and no bollywood star was injured in these attacks, Execpt for ashish Choudry who lost his sister and his brother in law. I feel bad for him especially.

I agree that were should not be blaming people but the truth is someone should take action to make not only mumbai, but the whole of india a safer place and prevent such attacks in the future.

Stay safe,
with lots of loves and best wishes,
JHUMKI RANI

Loved it, Mr Karan. Esp the part, where u say "change equations within your home first, before trying to save the world". What is most unfortunate is a lot of flaky page 3 celebs, talentless actresses who have starred in b-grade movies, item girls with no moral values whatsover, all trying to sound intelligent and trying to associate themselves to the tragedy. Perhaps thats their way of ensuring some visibility and oppurtunity. Also ppl like RGV and a non-actor Ritesh desmukh strutting around the Taj after commandos spent close to 2 days non stop trying to eliminate terrorists, while ensuring minimum harm to the hostages. And tragically media gave plenty of air time to these f(l)akes.
Oppurtunists galore, even after such horrific attacks...sad state of affairs indeed :(

Mr. Karan,
I totally agree with what yu stated in yur latest blog... i remember that some man declared, most clumsily, the names of the foreigners who had been killed. I was thoroughly horrified with his ignorance and lack of remorse on the said subject. He seemed totally indifferent. I must admit i was ashamed to think that the annoucement wud b globally telecast. The way he was behaving, one must think it was totally unrelated to his own country!
Honestly, the ppl, rather the govt, in India are sleeping. Wake up, guys!!!
N dont even get me started on the "so-called" politicians! India cud be faring so well if it hadnt been for them! I wish sensible ppl wud enter into politics! It wud b much easier on us then.
and where was Prez Pratibha Patil during our turmoil???
Er..HeLLooOo... Does India have an Obama??? If yes, pls show yurself! We need yu!

P.S.: yur movie Dostana was a real laugh!! Im not a big fan of either of the three leads but i only watched it bcuz of yu. I quite liked all yur past films. Im not a fan of Bollywood either but yur movies i dont miss!! I like that yu dare to do something different, like KANK and Dostana. and the music is just as good! Keep it up!

When we elect corrupts, selfish and illiterate people into positions of power, this is what we get. No wonder they are unable to read information of a list correctly or speak from their head rather than the teleprompter. Using their brains to act upon a situation is too strenuous for them. Our duty should be to ensure that these morons don't represent our states or make laws for us anymore. It's time we elect competent and educated people to represent us. You are right Karan, some of these politicians need to be bashed up and stripped off their power for letting us down. It took the militants killing foreigners on our land for these politicians to wake up. Now these heads of state are in hot soup because not only are they answerable to their own state/country but also to the international community. Unfortunately, it had to get this bad for the corrupt politicians to take notice. Shame on them ! We can begin to reform by ensuring that we don't vote for them the next time around. I would rather not exercise my right to vote than to put such losers in powerful positions.

Corruption in India is a deep rooted problem that has cascaded into a monster over the years. Its one of the main reasons for the state we are in today. How else do you think the sicko terrorists made their way into Mumbai and were able to shake up a whole country inside out.. they must have bribed their way or done something else to bypass the security and the 'system'. Lets take control and start this non-cooperation towards corruption one day at a time.

DEC 18th - Non Corruption Day. Please don't be involved in any acts of corruption for one day on Dec 18th. No bribes, no tips for extra favors, nothing.. every small step counts..

For more context: http://vgulla.blogspot.com/2008/12/wake-up-call-enuf-is-enuf.html

Hi Karan,

Congrats on Dostana! We all went to see the movie at a local movie hall and really enjoyed it. It was worth every penny.

On a more serious note….knowing that you are close to Shah Rukh Khan…don't you think at a time like this he should say something, show some support to fellow Mumbai citizens. He is so diplomatic that at a time like this one does sit back and wonder if he really cares and if so why not show it.

When movies are being released he is on a publicity spree and talks to whoever, whenever every accessible to the media. At such an important time he is nowhere to be seen or heard. One really wonders if its just coz he is out of the country or is he not saying anything because he has a large Pakistani fan base. What is the real motive.

We love him but and have gone to see his shows, movies and support him wholeheartedly but at a time like this it makes me wonder where is he when the people of Mumbai which have given him so much need help and support where is he and why is he not there?

On a personal level I will not watch movies with Shah Rukh Khan in a hall or go to any shows till I see and hear that he is doing something for the people of Mumbai and in my own little way don't want any of my friends or family supporting someone like this who so far seems a little self centered.

Regards,

Varsha

Karan!
I have found out about this horror event from TV.
At such moments any words are senseless.
Only emotions. Emotions overflow entirely.
Powerlessness front absolute madness.
I not indian, but a pain have no nationality.
I hope for prudence, patience...
I hope that the government will make changes in system of safety.
I hope, that the government will not do fast conclusions, and rash actions.
I hope, that people will find forces to be patient
I hope, that people will find an opportunity to support each other

From Russia
A.G.

Hi
Its really tragic to see innocent people bein killed by militants. Im a pakistani who has lived the past 4 years in Pakistan and i just moved back to europe.
No one can imagine what ive seen in terms of terrorism and suicide bombings.
This summer i hardly escaped an suicide bombing in Lahore Allama Iqbal Town. I just wanna say to people that think MUSLIMS are terrorist and Pakistan is responsible for these things then just think why so many muslims died in these attacks in mumbai as well and why people die in attacks happenin in a muslim state.

Hi,

Had to jot down these sentiments.......

Thanks Karan for penning down your thoughts so articulately..you watched the telecast from New York, people have watched it from Delhi,Bangalore,Lucknow,Punjab and where not..But the pathos run the same.

I have a great amazing family,and my duty lies in using the best of my abilities to ensure my family's happiness!!And I am leaving no stone unturned.

I had been to Taj Hyderabad just a couple of days before this carnage happened in Taj Mumbai,and the hospitality of the staff was commendable!!That's what their duty calls for..

One of the NSG Commando's, when interviewed by , was asked how was it up there, He answered "Woh log, har baar apnii jagah change kar rahe they, humpe hamla bhii kiya, par ham aage badhte gaye"...on asked how did he tackle the barbaric men..He replied candidly..."Do ko kal maara, aur ek ko aaaj subah maara"..

He was sitting inside the BEST Bus, with an amazingly calm demanour...Why??Because he has done his duty to the hilt!!

I dont know, what should I do to protect myself, my fellowmen or my country.I am not a economist,not a political columnist....but yes, one thing is clear, if we do our bits of work, the way it should be done..That's enough!!!!

Shakespeare had siad..."A world is a stage and all men have roles to play" He never identified those roles..but for once, can we have the good ones at the forefront????

This tragedy has not been ended in this part of the world and this is not the story of India itself... what are we doing?... my childhood memories is full with the sound of a terrible war between my country and our neighbor Iraq. for 8 years i used to hear the terrified trembling sound of my mother praying to see us alive together again... I remember men from 16 t 60 sacrificed themselves to save their home their family and their country .. I don't know why that stupid war should began and who was really responsible for that ... Now everyday I hear something new ... terribly new ... Iraq is under fire again, Afghanistan is in war again, Pakistan leader is assassinated (maybe) by a Pakistani terrorist group, India and Pakistan declare peace for while but suddenly we see a terrible tragedy is happening in India...and it seems it has been done by Pakistan.. oh God! whats going on?... Do brothers kill brothers again?
I didn't know anything about this events because I was on the way to Dubai for work that day and something sad but interesting happened. when I arrived to the passport control station the agent (an Arab man again from our neighbor country) took a look at my visa and said "Go for eye scan".. full of anger and hate I turned back to find "eye scan" station...when found it, guess what did I see? A long queue of familiar faces: people from Iran , India and Pakistan or maybe some other similar countries.. Oh my God! how dare you behave like this to these people? can't we stay there with the same humanity as Americans or Europeans?... Aren't these Indians the brothers of the famous one who you are so proud of him that much to put his name on your new-made boulevard? Tired of this thoughts I saw that terrible scenes from TV. With tears in my eyes I said why? Why? Why?... I don't know why ... really I don't know... I used to hear my country is not a safe place neither is Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and now India.. Our people used to hate similar faces and love and admire blond-white- blue eyes people. why?? I don't know again... Is it bound to be like this? Is it destiny?
Sorry if it was too much. Please accept my sympathy and love... and be sure it will not be relieved by candles and wearing black. I also believe it should be done for the forgotten love and friendship between people who draw thicker borders in their hearts than the borders of geographic maps.

Members of the media can be put in parliament if we are ready to take out 2-3 hrs from a busy schedule to stand in line and vote. I live in Wash DC so I make sure that my parents do. I have come to agree with the quote that ‘people deserve the government they get’. I'm not trying to denigrate the lower strata of society in India, but these are the people who vote - mostly on caste and creed. They are made fools of in election after election. As the attacks unfolded, I kept waiting for one decent press conference. It feels so strange when you are used to the White House daily press briefings over here. It is good news that we are being covered very actively by the global media for the FIRST time. This was a GOLDEN opportunity to get in front of the TV cameras with evidence in hand (I.P. addresses of the emails, phone calls to Pak, GPS device) and NAIL them down finally. To speak transparently and coherently about Pakistan’s one-point agenda to turn India into another Afghanistan. The time to be diplomatic and tactful is over. Are we waiting for them to blow up Reliance or Infosys offices? There is widespread support around the world for us right now. Even at this moment Interpol is waiting official permission into India. Can we think beyond politics for once and let others do our jobs for us! Where are the so-called political stars like Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot, Naveen Jindal? Everyone goes into hiding at a time of crisis. What is there to be afraid of? You are right, this is nothing new, but there are many layers to this one. 1. Pretend to be ‘deccan mujahideen’ to create tensions between south Indian muslims and others. 2. Spook out investment (both places visited by thousands of professionals and usually the first outpost of any major MNC) 3. When you are bringing down an entity, you target their source of income (Mumbai contributes around 30%). I wonder why none of India’s educated class spoke forcefully during Raj T’s attacks, because it did not affect them personally? It was sickening. He was obviously trying to divide Maharashtra for his own benefit. This had the potential to spread to other states, encouraging secessionism. Is that how we wish to see India – broken and divided like the USSR? That is exactly how our enemies wish to see us. To exploit any minor difference we may have. I am sure that we will emerge from this tragedy much more stronger and united. Just like we did several years back with Punjab. We need to recognize though that this is million times larger than that. The upper elite (businessmen, socialites and the like) will hopefully wake up now and understand that everybody is vulnerable and that they have to start pitching in also. I hope Apoorva Lakhia/Sanjay Gupta types don’t capitalize on this tragedy to make another ‘realistic’ film. Hindi films have become a powerful medium and we saw life imitating art after RGV came out with his ghastly ‘Contract’. Bottom line is that nothing remains in isolation and if there is a tragedy happening in some part of the world, it will reach your doorstep in some form sometime.

I think you got it a bit wrong .........most of the politicians should be bashed/lashed in public - some of the sound bites from them makes me wonder how you elect these creatures as your leaders.
It is sad but the class divide exists even in the aftermath of the tragedy - while memorials have come up at the Oberoi, Taj and Leopold there is none at CST.
When you go back to India please go and light a candle there.
Thanks

I wonder what the 'Mumbai Mouse'(Raj Thackeray) and his rats were doing during the attack - hiding in their holes!!!!

Dear Karan,
I understand that there is a lot of anger in India and perhaps it wouldn't make much of a difference with what I am going to say so I would like to just quote a fellow Pakistani, Adil. I sincerely hope that we'd be able to see this tragic event beyond nationality.

Madiha Aijaz



I, too, am a Mumbaikar today.

I wish I could reach out and for just one moment hold the hands of the woman in this AP photograph. Maybe shed some tears on her shoulder. But I do not know what I would say to her. I do not think she would want me to say much. The expression on her face matches the feeling I have at the pit of my stomach and in the depth of my heart. I think - I hope - that she would understand how I feel. I can only imagine what she is going through.

And so, in prayer and in solidarity, I stand today with Mumbaikars everywhere. In shock at what has happened. In fear of what might happen yet. In anger at those who would be so calculated in their inhuman massacre. In sympathy with those whose pain so hurts my own heart but whose tears I cannot touch, whose wounds I cannot heal, and whose grief I cannot relieve.

The solidarity I feel with Mumbaikars is deep and personal.

The first time I ever visited the Taj Mahal Hotel was with my wife. We had been married just weeks and were not staying at the Taj but went to the historic “Sea Lounge” at the hotel for tea and snacks during a short visit to Mumbai. We went to the Oberoi Hotel the same visit in the naive and mistaken belief that we would find Bollywood bigwigs hanging out there. In later years I would come back and stay at the old wing of the Taj - down the corridor from where Ruttie Bai Jinnah and stayed - I would go to the grand ballroom whose pillars, supposedly, had been brought from her father’s estate. Each time I passed through Victoria Terminus I stood in awe of the pace as well as its presence. In awe of the architectural structure, but also of the sea of humanity around me. I cannot hear of terrorists attacking these places without my own muscles twitching in anger.

But my feeling of solidarity with Mumbaikars is much much more personal than these few fleeting visits over many years. Deeply etched into me are the horrific echoes of 9/11 in New York and the string of terrorist attacks on Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar and all over Pakistan whose reports have become all too familiar - but never bearable. I know what living with terror feels like. I have thought too much and too deeply about what it feels like to be the target of violence propelled by hatred. I know the pain of helplessness one feels as one stands stunned in grief, wanting so desperately to do something - anything - but not knowing what to do. This is why I identify with the expression on the face of the woman in this picture. This is why, like so many others in the world, today I too am a Mumbaikar.

This is why I stand with Mumbaikars everywhere, in prayer and in solidarity. At a loss for words but with an urge to speak out. My words of condemnation will not change the actions of those who have committed such heinous murder and mayhem. Nor will my words of sympathy diminish the agony of the victims. But speak out I must. In condemnation as well as in sympathy. To speak against the inhumanity of hatred and violence. To speak for the humanity in all of us that we all must hold on to; especially in the testing moments of grave stress.

But, today, I have no words of analysis. What words can make sense of the patently senseless? I do not know who did this. Nor can I imagine any cause that would justify this. But this I know: No matter who did this, no matter why, the terror that has been wrought in Mumbai is vile and inhuman and unjustifiable. And, for the sake of our own humanness, we must speak out against it.

And, so, to any Mumbaikar who might be listening, I say: “I stand with you today. In prayer and in solidarity.”

I still don't feel fit at all, Karan. Not in the least bit. I'm an American-born desi and watching the news coverage all week was a truly haunting experience. But reading your post, I'm compelled to comment in your blog for the first time. Your articulate, sensitive thoughts really helped bring some things into perspective.

Then, still awash in the sadness for what happened in Mumbai, I ended up watching Dostana... and it reminded me of the goodness, the lightheartedness, and the compassion that does still exist in the world. It's a job well done for everyone involved with the film and two hours and change that I was glad to have spent with Sam, Kunal, and Neha.

Hi KJo,

I agree with what you wrote.The saying goes first change yourself , then your society, your country will be a better place to live in. Our main problem is, unless it happens to us we never think.If other's house burn we feel sorry for them, but we never take enough protection for ourselves thinking that we are always safe.Had we been a little more alert, had we been a little more courageous and wise, had we heeded the signs at the perfect time, the damage would have been lesser.a few terrorists against a city with population more than any small country of the world, stand no chance.But we never united as a city. People in other parts of Mumbai , just took it as another news , some took it as a hinderance to their day to day life, some saw it as a continuation of the terror. They exclaimed, they felt sorry , they sympathised , but this didnt change anything.They went on about their daily business .This is good , it keeps the spirit up, but don't we need to think as well.This may happen to us tomorrow.How come its always two people against 20000 men win? The anti socials are more indiscriminate.When they killed, they never saw to which caste,society or religion the people belonged. Then why can't we unite, we the so called social people. Its high time that we get together and fight.

Regards,
liz

MAY GOD BLESS US ALL AND OUR COUNTRY .......ALWAYS...

hello karan.....
fro all that i know...im 99% sure you wont be reading this and if by the 1% chance thats left..you are reading it..i'd like to tell you that what you've expressed is absolutely right.I'm from hyderabad and we have experiencedd blasts recently too...very sad that is...

and when you say that media persons in the parliament will be a nice thought..i'd like to assure you that its an excellent thought...
i was watching a news channel here called CNN-IBN and they aired some great debates and talks by some popular people of the city who expressed wonderful thoughts about the blasts...the politics in india and the running of the government and was just wondering why they and the media could not govern the nation...why do these people not come out into politics......

hope you can give this thought more publicity...
love..
Anjali

hi karan sir,
i think wht you said was perfectly correct............and i felt that mumbai is really the city of brave............and no such degradeful act can harm it.....................
i would like to say it is good to see you writing a whole article on this massccare which proves that you are an responsible director whos life is not only divided in showing larger than life

Well written karan, you are so right about this country never having been safe ever... issue is are people going berserk because of the gun men shooting people down or is it the elite places were attacked?? why did the earlier bomb blasts fail to create such a furor? Just one comment...on naqvi saab's outburst... if you closely watched the coverage a certain TOI editor was there dressed in matching necklace, lipstick at a time one of their colleagues was missing... don't know if one should make a comment but that appeared so unreal....

Just as inspite of a superstar's vehamant justification you know he is only justifying his words... So in a country so full of unreal people.. who can be a leader...

feel we as a nation we lack true love for our country... have our politicians made us like this... why do we feel so hopeless, helpless...

It is extremely sad to see well bread people with only one desire---to terrorise and destroy! This is one of the most shameful at the same time most painful reality of the present times. These guys are well educated, well dressed and ironically people barely out of their teens! Look at the career option they choose----Terrorism!
What education does to some section of society is such a disaster!!! These ppl should be allowed to live the most disastrous life one could have ever imagined.A life where they die in every breath.A totally handicap existance should be gifted to such diasasterous anti-human beings!

I salute the mar tiers who fought against this terror. I pray for the innocent souls who lost their lives in this gruesome battle.Also at this point of time I wonder where the so called sons of soil are who patronised communal violence and created disharmony just a few weeks ago in Maharashtra!!!!I want these people to realise that India is one and we Indians are the united & not divided.

In the name of Lord & Humanity.....To who ever is reading
We are one nd will be one.

Karan,

Ur appreciation for the media is well justified b'cause they have really brought out some truth in the whole thing, but just imagine, the terrorist are in TAJ, therefore they have access to the Television easily, cant they watch the Television to find out which way the NSG commandos are entering because its beaming live by the news channels. So once they have this information they can easily counter attack. Also, during these difficult times its the media which should take moral responsibility and guide the society by a honest reporting and not sesationalising the whole issue.

~ Imran

HIi Karan
First of all i want to express my sympathy to all those who had lost their family persons.From last few days i feel really depressed for current situation of our country. Today also there is bomb blast in Assam.i am really concern that when we could live peacefully without killing each other in this world !!!

Regurds,

Hi!
I don't live in India, and here I was suprised too see that only the names of foreigners were broadcast, I mean there were far more civlian casualities, what about those poor souls?? I believe that if they were going to release the names of the people that died they should have released all of the names not only the foreigner names, because everyone that died deserves respect from the world stage! but that's just my opinion

Hi! Karu,

I am also totally shocked looking at what just happened, many innocents lost their lives. The one thing I am still wondering as I was CNN-IBN live on their website that now they are saying, Taj people/management knew about the terror attack 2 days in advance, then why they just didn't shut down the hotel?....this is so ridiculous.

it is sad but reality is that so many places have such damage done and they just get back up and be strong. i suggest that making a stand for self safety is a good idea but we can only secure ourselves =)

hi KJ, this is my first visit to yr blog after reading yr comment in a daily newspaper online.

".....the death and casualty toll for foreigners with the speaker unable to successfully read a list from a sheet of paper, confusing Austria for Australia and generally making us look like illiterate idiots to a global audience. It left me embarrassed and struggling to find pride in our government......"

just to remind you, you are an Indian and our national language is HINDI, and not ENGLISH. Instead of giving attention to the major issue, pls do not make comments on ppl if they cannot speak english in some accent. go to any european or south american countries and ask them to pronounce any indian name and see how very correctly they pronounce it, they are not ashamed like you are. As, one speaks in their native language, they twist the tounge to pronounce those words, and so they have difficulty in pronouncing words from other languages. Talk to any latino or european, u would understand this. Even, if u speak very well english u have an Indian accent in it !! pls use this platform to highlight more imp issues than pitty things as english pronunciation. fyi, I am an Oxford graduate...

We all are together to fight with global terror. We have to fight and WIN WIN WIN at any cost. So our children will not go through similar situation on future.

UNITY

I love India and was appalled at the state of attacks..God Bless
those who lost their lives. What disappointed me more than
anything was that the Government. was not informing people..
relatives, friends, foreigners about the state of their loved
ones as hostages. A Singaporean hostage was killed,
a gun shot delivered to her head. I was devastated.

Harish Iyer is a fine example of a Mumbai citizen who helped
andwent beyond lamenting. He helped people locally and abroad to locate their Loved ones during the crisis. There is nothing worse than not knowing.

nothing worse.

Perhaps he was more efficient that the entire government.He was the single hope I saw in the heart of Mumbai during the early stages of the shocking attacks. I applaud him for his
courage and intiative.

He set up www.mumbaiterrorhelpline.blogspot.com

Empower those you can, change and make a difference. He did. What about you?

Love from Singapore

The Mumbai tragedy is not just an isolated event. It is a shameful and shocking manifestation of a much larger systemic phenomenon. It’s like another of those many wake-up calls most of which has gone unheeded.

And from the noise one can hear even now in the discussions, debates, scapegoating, wailing, howling, yelling – it seems that this wake up call may also go unheard and unheeded.

While a section of the population, specially the Mumbai Kars,
seemed to have awakened from their slumber of ‘life goes on’, I really don’t know where the rest of the country is. Specially the somnambulistic herd of so-called “leadership”. Waking them up is like waking up someone who dreams of being awake. It is next to impossible.

As a country, we seemed to have been displaying a patterned behavior of inaction and reaction. Inaction and reaction that comes from the collective fear-led conditioning of powerlessness and worthlessness.

The need of the hour however is activism. Activism born out of an innate ability to respond (responsibility) led by purpose and values and fuelled by The Power Within.

This requires silent reflection and exploration at much deeper levels of our being and not just looking at how we can behave differently.

This requires going beyond best practices and acquired competencies to explore and discover the innate life giving forces we all have innately in us.

And above all this requires an awakening and manifestation of our humanness, irrespective of class, creed, sex and color and upholding it in its fullest glory.

In each one of us, in whatever way we can.

The bombings in Mumbai have affected me a lot, although I know not to the same extent that people who has interests in Mumbai (family, business, emotional ...) But, alas, I live in a country where terrorism make frequently a trail of blood. Some of our politicians need an armed escort 24 hours a day and their freedom is restricted to their survival.

We have also suffered in an attack like yours in this country, although, fortunately, was also smaller than it really could have been.

In your city lived the longest night so far. A little over 4 years, my country is suddenly waked up one morning.

Therefore, the vision of the other pictures made me relive the past. My memories of that day were of helplessness, pain, anger and other feelings that I refuse to return to my heart. I refuse, because that is exactly what the terrorists want, which hate to the limit. And I refuse to hate. This is not in my nature and I do not want it to be. Never.

Do not say we are not penalized. My freedom ends at the place where it starts to my neighbour. And if that threshold is passed, a consciously and with premeditation, it is fair to be punished.

I will not say more. Sadness is a feeling that is difficult expressed. Just a reminder for those who left and those who rest, because these are the ones who really suffer more and more will suffer.

Take care

Sue

ps. Sorry, my English is too bad.

"Heart has its reasons which reason does not know". Pascal

“Love is the only safe investment. More gives you the more you invest. And the best part is that it's free”.

I'll just preserve my anger to vent it out at the right time and place and at the deserving people and Pakistan... till then, i'll keep myself preparing for the oncoming long drawn movement for freedom, freedom from terror.

I DONT UNDESTAND Y BE AFRAID OF THOSE WHO CAME BY BOAT.......BE AFRAID OF THOSE WHO CAME BY VOTE......
THESE POLITICIANS SHOULD BE SACKED......THEY R THE REASON OF ALL THAT IS HAPNG AROUND.....DISGUSTING......
WHERE THE HELL WAS RAJ THAKREY ....WHERE WAS HE WHEN MUMBAI WAS UNDER THIS TRAUMA...SUCH PPL SHOULD BE HANGED......SEE FINALLY WE R ONE N LL ALWAYS BE .....

Dear Karan Johar,

May I have your permission to reproduce hereunder my blog on the Mumbai terror attacks, in response to you blog post:

“I Will Be Back!”

The attacks targeted the heart of India's financial district, but the shock waves were felt around the globe. Wednesday 26th Nov., we watched the anchors on CNN stutter about events, waiting for some account of how the Taj Hotel was a hostage situation for over sixty hours. Ambulances, flashing lights, bodies lying on the ground, fire through the trees - the news coverage continued for the next four days, 24 hours every day, most of the time live with their field reporter Sara right in front of the magnificent and majestc Taj Mahal hotel, displayed as the CNN montage throughout. The coverage more or less concluded on Sunday reporting “India is showing remarkable resilience. They're trying to get back to business as usual. They were planning to open the stock market, which is not far from the Taj; they're encouraging people to go back to work. That's the best thing about an open society. They're trying to project an image of resilience.”

The key questions are what they intended to achieve in their murderous rampage, their identities, and who sent them to Mumbai. Answers are likely to come in the first instance from one of those who clambered out of the inflatable on Wednesday night - 21-year-old Mohammad Ajmal Mohammad Amin Kasab - the only terrorist known to have been captured alive by Indian security forces. As details of his interrogation were disclosed in the media, the first proper understanding of what happened in three days of bloodshed began to emerge out of the contradictory details - building a case that pointed ever more strongly towards Pakistan. It is too early to tell with any precision who is behind these attacks. Indeed, Pakistan’s intelligence service has waged a proxy war against India using terrorists for decades. Today’s attacks, if they are indeed a continuation of Pakistan’s proxy war, threaten to destabilize relations between the two nations further. In the coming weeks, when the chaos has played out and authorities stabilize the situation, it will be crucial to pay attention to the evidence accumulated by Indian authorities. It is possible that Pakistani intelligence played no role in this attack, but it is equally possible, if not likely, that they did. That the tensions will increase in the coming days seems likely. If the attackers' intention was to stir up tensions between India and Pakistan, they most certainly succeeded. For now, however, it is a moment for India to come to terms with what has happened.

While the blame game is on, people blaming the leaders and our leaders blaming the Pakistan leaders, let us in the meanwhile salute the men and women wearing uniform, whether of the commandoes or the hotel staff, who saved many lives, not caring for their own lives. And also take solace from the courageous and very encouraging words of the worldwide survivors:

Sir Gulam Noon, also known as Curry King of England: “Of course, I will be back. Mumbai and India are my home. If I do not come home, these terrorists would win. We can’t allow that.”

Charles Cannon, a spiritual leader from Virginia, USA: “ We plan to return to India. We choose life, and we forgive."

MicKinney and Jan Taylor, a Virginia couple: “Every time there was an explosion out in the hall, I'd open the door just a little bit. And about the fourth time I opened it, I startled some person out in the hall, slammed the door real fast and locked it and about that time he fired at the door, and it missed me by about six inches. We have a souvenir from that experience, in fact, because the bullet pierced our "do not disturb" sign.”

Brooke Satchwell, Australian film star: “Really bloody lucky. But for the brave hotel staff I would not have been alive.”

Mark Abell, London lawyer: "Very efficiently, they took my luggage, put me in the lift, took me down to the lobby and walked me through the carnage. These people here have been fantastic, the Indian authorities, the hotel staff. They are a great advertisement for their land."

Allens of Maitland: "Just like we don't want the world to judge us based on the people that live on the fringes of our society, we don't want others to think badly for just a few people that wreak havoc like this," Maxine Allen said. "They can't win from that stance."

Peggy Sterm, Los Angles: "Evil is everywhere, we have to remember to have more love to counteract it."

Prashant Mangeshiker, gynaecologist: "The man in front of my wife shielded us. He took the bullets. The hotel staff has been very, very brave. But for the courage of Mr Rajan, his wife and daughter could have been dead. I owe it to that brave man."

Kanda Noriyaki, a chef at the Taj Mahal's Japanese restaurant, led trembling and screaming guests to safety. "We hid in the restaurant," he said. "We could hear the firing somewhere very close. Intermittently, there were blasts."

Another recounted how Taj staff stopped panicky guests from rushing into the lobby where militants could have shot them. "They were brilliant," Bhisham Mansukhani said. "If they hadn't kept their cool, many more lives would have been lost."

Bob Nicholls, security director for the South African bodyguards providing protection for cricketers playing in the Indian Premier League tournament, helped lead 120 hostages to safety from the Taj Mahal. Armed only with knives and meat cleavers, the seven guards helped other hotel guests to safety down a fire escape, carrying a traumatised 80-year-old woman in a chair down 25 flights of stairs.

There are many more unsung heroes who appeared like angles and gave a new life to those who had almost given up on this life. God bless them all.

Regards and best wishes

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MR. KARAN JOHAR, you have the right to bash politicians only if you have used your right to vote.
I doubt, hmmmm actually I am sure you have never voted nor even thought about it. So, don't bother.

my aunty JUST went to bombay last week so yes it is pretty scary!!!
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?SRKajol&1
kk? =]]]

Its true that one at peace with ones individual world is better eqipped to bring about change in the outside world for the good of everyone.
The ghastly terrorist attacks at mumbai has made us everyone realize that its high time we shedded off our passive attitude and became action oriented people to deal with the issues in the decisive manner, that affect our lives adversely.The candle light vigil yesterday night at various places in our country and people's voices on the matter was the first step to our march to the better and safe India .
There is no denying that the he leaders and laymen have to work together for the better version of indian lives. And to make it happen we Indians should select our leaders keeping nation's health perspective (in every respect) in mind.So the next time around and thats not too far;when the general electons take place, we Indian citizens should exercise our right to vote carefully.The president-elect Mr. Obama , is the testimony of the power of today's youth. In india too, we have a substantial amount of youth population to bring about the change.
We should not allow this fire within us- to make the positive change, subside overtime and should continue to contibute our part to make our India and the world at large a better place to live in for oursevlves and for the next generations.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the matter.

Take care!
suman

Do these two pieces give you any idea, especially now after the Mumbai Attack? Proudly Indian.



1. Modern Chanakya
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India is a democracy where politicians will rule come what may. The educated people criticise the politicians, but no one wants to enter the field of politics. Small efforts are being made by good people to cleanse the political system, but in vain.
This story is about the importance of Bollywood, but how the influential stars are shirking from their responsibility. The story is of a Modern Chanakya who uses the stars to field good candidates in all the Lok Sabha constituencies. While electing good people, this story also talks about a new system of governance wherein a council of people from different walks of life -- like the Polit Buro- have the ultimate power. All decisions of the Union cabinet have to be vetted by the Polit Buro.


2. Na Hindustan Na Pakistan, yeh hai InsanisTAN
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Lot many Pakistani artists and even sportspersons these days are participating in TV serials like Sa-re-ga-ma, laughter channel and ek khiladi ek haseena etc. Such artists have made India almost their second homes because they get love and affection from the Indians, but they still have to face problems in extending their Visa. They realise Indians are good like Pakistanis, still India and Pakistan are not in best of terms.
Inspired by such artistes and such programmes, a film can be made that depicts such artistes alongwith Indian artists spread awareness in India and Pakistan on how politicians are not allowing better relationship between India and Pakistan and how they are forcing the two countries to remain at loggerheads. They move around India and Pakistan and convince people that only they can bring in the needed change. They highlight how India and Pakistan are spending thousands of crores of rupees just to safeguard their borders and on Kashmir. They highlight how Indian and Pakistan boundaries are well defined, still they spend from their nose at the cost of poor people in both the countries.
The artists start a mass movement and lakhs of people come on the street demanding better relations between the two countries and a solution to Kashmir problem. The people demand Kashmir becomes an independent country like Nepal where both INdians and Pakistanis can go easily. The people say there is no need to spent thousands of crores on keeping forces at Siachen since that money can be used for better reasons.
the plot of hte story can revolve around a Pakistani girl falling in love with an Indian boy and the two convince other artists to start a movement,which finally results in a mass movement. But, in the end, though the movement exposes the corrupt politicians, the hero heroine die.
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I recommend a site

http://sunnysinghonline.blogspot.com/

Take care.

Sue
ps. Sorry, my English is too bad.

"Heart has its reasons which reason does not know". Pascal

I received this amil on my inbox....

*Hotel Taj : icon of whose India ?*

Gnani Sankaran- Tamil writer, Chennai.

Watching at least four English news channels surfing from one another
during the last 60 hours of terror strike made me feel a terror of another
kind. The terror of assaulting one's mind and sensitivity with cameras,
sound bites and non-stop blabbers. All these channels have been trying to
manufacture my consent for a big lie called - Hotel Taj the icon of India.

Whose India, Whose Icon ?

It is a matter of great shame that these channels simply did not bother
about the other icon that faced the first attack from terrorists - the
Chatrapathi Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station. CST is the true icon
of Mumbai. It is through this railway station hundreds of Indians from
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Tamilnadu have poured
into Mumbai over the years, transforming themselves into Mumbaikars and
built the Mumbai of today along with the Marathis and Kolis

But the channels would not recognise this. Nor would they recognise the
thirty odd dead bodies strewn all over the platform of CST. No Barkha dutt
went there to tell us who they were. But she was at Taj to show us the
damaged furniture and reception lobby braving the guards. And the TV
cameras did not go to the government run JJ hospital to find out who those
26 unidentified bodies were. Instead they were again invading the battered
Taj to try in vain for a scoop shot of the dead bodies of the page 3
celebrities.

In all probability, the unidentified bodies could be those of workers from
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh migrating to Mumbai, arriving by train at CST
without cell phones and pan cards to identify them. Even after 60 hours
after the CST massacre, no channel has bothered to cover in detail what
transpired there.

The channels conveniently failed to acknowledge that the Aam Aadmis of
India surviving in Mumbai were not affected by Taj, Oberoi and Trident
closing down for a couple of weeks or months. What mattered to them was
the stoppage of BEST buses and suburban trains even for one hour. But the
channels were not covering that aspect of the terror attack. Such
information at best merited a scroll line, while the cameras have to be
dedicated for real time thriller unfolding at Taj or Nariman bhavan.

The so called justification for the hype the channels built around
heritage site Taj falling down (CST is also a heritage site), is that
Hotel Taj is where the rich and the powerful of India and the globe
congregate. It is a symbol or icon of power of money and politics, not
India. It is the icon of the financiers and swindlers of India. The Mumbai
and India were built by the Aam Aadmis who passed through CST and Taj was
the oasis of peace and privacy for those who wielded power over these mass
of labouring classes. Leopold club and Taj were the haunts of rich spoilt
kids who would drive their vehicles over sleeping Aam Aadmis on the
pavement, the Mafiosi of Mumbai forever financing the glitterati of
Bollywood (and also the terrorists) , Political brokers and
industrialists.

It is precisely because Taj is the icon of power and not people, that the
terrorists chose to strike.

The terrorists have understood after several efforts that the Aam Aadmi
will never break down even if you bomb her markets and trains. He/she was
resilient because that is the only way he/she can even survive.

Resilience was another word that annoyed the pundits of news channels and
their patrons this time. What resilience, enough is enough, said Pranoy
Roy's channel on the left side of the channel spectrum. Same sentiments
were echoed by Arnab Goswami representing the right wing of the broadcast
media whose time is now. Can Rajdeep be far behind in this game of one
upmanship over TRPs ? They all attacked resilience this time. They wanted
firm action from the government in tackling terror.

The same channels celebrated resilience when bombs went off in trains and
markets killing and maiming the Aam Aadmis. The resilience of the
ordinary worker suited the rich business class of Mumbai since work or
manufacture or film shooting did not stop. When it came to them, the rich
shamelessly exhibited their lack of nerves and refused to be resilient
themselves. They cry for government intervention now to protect their
private spas and swimming pools and bars and restaurants, similar to the
way in which Citibank, General Motors and the ilk cry for government money
when their coffers are emptied by their own ideologies.

The terrorists have learnt that the ordinary Indian is unperturbed by
terror. For one whose daily existence itself is a terror of government
sponsored inflation and market sponsored exclusion, pain is something he
has learnt to live with. The rich of Mumbai and India Inc are facing the
pain for the first time and learning about it just as the middle classes
of India learnt about violation of human rights only during emergency, a
cool 28 years after independence.

And human rights were another favourite issue for the channels to whip at
times of terrorism.

Arnab Goswami in an animated voice wondered where were those champions of
human rights now, not to be seen applauding the brave and selfless police
officers who gave up their life in fighting terorism. Well, the counter
question would be where were you when such officers were violating the
human rights of Aam Aadmis. Has there ever been any 24 hour non stop
coverage of violence against dalits and adivasis of this country?

This definitely was not the time to manufacture consent for the extra
legal and third degree methods of interrogation of police and army but
Arnabs don't miss a single opportunity to serve their class masters, this
time the jingoistic patriotism came in handy to whitewash the entire
uniformed services.

The sacrifice of the commandos or the police officers who went down dying
at the hands of ruthless terrorists is no doubt heart rending but in vain
in a situation which needed not just bran but also brain. Israel has a
point when it says the operations were misplanned resulting in the death
of its nationals here.

Khakares and Salaskars would not be dead if they did not commit the
mistake of traveling by the same vehicle. It is a basic lesson in
management that the top brass should never t ravel together in crisis. The
terrorists, if only they had watched the channels, would have laughed
their hearts out when the Chief of the Marine commandos, an elite force,
masking his face so unprofessionally in a see-through cloth, told the
media that the commandos had no idea about the structure of the Hotel Taj
which they were trying to liberate. But the terrorists knew the place
thoroughly, he acknowledged.


Sacrifices become doubly tragic in unprofessional circumstances. But the
Aam Aadmis always believe that terror-shooters do better planning than
terrorists. And the gullible media in a jingoistic mood would not raise
any question about any of these issues.

They after all have their favourite whipping boy - the politician the
eternal entertainer for the non-voting rich classes of India.

Arnabs and Rajdeeps would wax eloquent on Nanmohan Singh and Advani
visiting Mumbai separately and not together showing solidarity even at
this hour of national crisis. What a farce? Why can't these channels pool
together all their camera crew and reporters at this time of national
calamity and share the sound and visual bites which could mean a wider and
deeper coverage of events with such a huge human resource to command?
Why should Arnab and Rajdeep and Barkha keep harping every five minutes
that this piece of information was exclusive to their channel, at the time
of such a national crisis? Is this the time to promote the channel? If
that is valid, the politician promoting his own political constituency is
equally valid. And the duty of the politican is to do politics, his
politics. It is for the people to evaluate that politics.

And terrorism is not above politics. It is politics by other means.

To come to grips with it and to eventually eliminate it, the practice of
politics by proper means needs constant fine tuning and improvement.
Decrying all politics and politicians, only helps terrorists and dictators
who are the two sides of the same coin. And the rich and powerful always
prefer terrorists and dictators to do business with.

Those caught in this crossfire are always the Aam Aadmis whose deaths are
not even mourned - the taxi driver who lost the entire family at CST
firing, the numerous waiters and stewards who lost their lives working in
Taj for a monthly salary that would be one time bill for their masters.

Postscript: In a fit of anger and depression, I sent a message to all the
channels, 30 hours through the coverage. After all they have been
constantly asking the viewers to message them for anything and everything.
My message read: I send this with lots of pain. All channels, including
yours, must apologise for not covering the victims of CST massacre, the
real mumbaikars and aam aadmis of India. Your obsession with five star
elite is disgusting. Learn from the print media please. No channel
bothered. Only srinivasan Jain replied: you are right. We are trying to
redress balance today. Well, nothing happened till the time of writing
this 66 hours after the terror attack.

In my comment I meant leaders not the he leaders or she leaders. It was a typing mistake that should be ignored.
Thanks
suman

Karan Please Read it and reply and tell what do you think.
Dear friends,

I am writing this message in anger. Let's start. Friends I have an idea for change. Now IT sector boom has gone. there is new sector and that sector is demand for merchandise which will use to protest when ppl die, it will give you good return on your investment and it has potential to grow day by day.

1) Invest in Candle business.

2) Invest in T-shirt business and print Terrorists on it just add city name whenever required. In future we will work hard so city name also be there permanent.

3) Invest in Banner and hire ppl with good communication and written skill.

4) What about Match Box or we will use lighter to light candles.

5) Invest in Indian Flag. In future we need Pakistani Flag becoz they will kill us every day and they take over us.

6) Take insurance policy for common man and premium will be paid by business. Example ABC is common man and XYZ is business. XYZ will pay ABC to take insurance policy and premium will pay by XYZ and beneficiary will be XYZ. This is good profitable business in India.

7) Slowly other country will outsource becoz labor is cheaper in India.

My dear friend there are lot of things which will have good potential related to death business, In future we will come up with IPO.

Friends nothing is going to happen it useless to light candles, it is useless to take part in rally and it is waist of time. It is useless to blame politician one will go another will come.

Film Celebrities are opposing it and they are one who works in the movies which are finance by Dawood and other terrorist. These celebrity shows up in protest that’s how ppl will recognize them. I am sure nothing is going to happen, common man will stay same place where he was before.



Jai Hind

Hetal Patel.

Hi Karan,

Am sorry. But i dont understand how reforming ties with my family will make me fit to fight a war against terrorism.

Karan, i'm not Indian and therefore i cannot say i know how u or any indian for that matter feels in times like this. i just hope and pray for all this to be over, in India, and worldwide! God bless u and all of us

an interesting article about recent attacks

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081128.wreckoning1128/BNStory/International/home

This is India's 9/11? Think again
DOUG SAUNDERS

Globe and Mail

November 29, 2008 at 12:10 AM EST

LONDON — Mumbai and Manhattan share quite a few characteristics. They're both on long, narrow peninsulas, with the wealthy parts at the bottom and slummier sections extending to the north and east, and both are deeply multi-ethnic cities – economic, industrial and cultural magnets that define their entire continents. They're also exciting, expensive and exasperating places to live. And they're both targets of terrorism.

So it's tempting to describe this week's outrages as "the Sept. 11 of India." The narrative is hard to resist: A surprisingly well-organized group of mysterious Islamic terrorists launches a fiery attack on symbolically important buildings at the city's southern tip – an attack apparently aimed at foreigners, Jewish people and the business elite, in the full view of the media. A city's innocence is traduced. There's a collective struggle to restore normality and repel the invaders. It's portrayed as a clash of civilizations.

Let me suggest that you ignore this narrative. To follow this storyline, to see these events as civilizational warfare, is to misconstrue the nature of India and, importantly, the nature of the whole world to a dangerous degree.

India does have a problem with terrorism and extremism, one that threatens to destabilize the amazing humanitarian and economic progress it has made in recent years. But it isn't one of Islamic extremists trying to take over the state. Quite the contrary.

The most prominent Indian killed in the terrorist attacks on Wednesday was Harmant Karkare, the head of Mumbai's anti-terrorism squad, who was assassinated in the city's central train station along with several of his deputies.

The day before, he had received a death threat. That didn't surprise him, he told reporters, as it came just days after he had filed charges against 10 men in India's recent major terrorist attack, the Sept. 29 bombings in the city of Malegaon that killed nine and injured 80.

The accused are Hindu nationalist activists, young women and men associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mr. Karkare also linked BJP-tied Hindus with the much deadlier bomb attacks in Malegaon two years ago, which killed 37 and injured 125 and had been blamed by local police on Muslim groups – an odd accusation, since the targets in both attacks were mosques.

EPIDEMIC OF TERRORISM

These were not lone attacks. In the past decade, India has seen an epidemic of Hindu terrorism that reached its nadir – I hope – in 2002, when almost 2,000 Muslims were slaughtered in the state of Gujarat. That massacre, like so many others, had been whipped up by Hindu-nationalist parties, in response to an earlier, smaller instance of Muslim violence.

There are certainly extremists from both religions. But there's a difference: One side has formed a government and is trying to do so again. It already controls Mumbai and is close to gaining power in much of the rest of the country.

The BJP ruled India from 1998 to 2004, and its politics are those of racial nationalism – it was born of Hindutva movements that get their ideas directly from German national socialism.

That's right: The movement that has overtaken and politicized sections of this traditionally peaceful religion believes India should be an "Aryan" nation, and, in the same confusion of linguistic and racial identities that made Adolf Hitler's movement possible, it believes that only Hindus (and sometimes only Hindus from the central state of Maharashtra) are legitimate citizens.

In a few weeks, much of India will go to the polls in state elections, and the BJP stands to gain power in as many as four of the states. The party's new prime ministerial candidate is Lal Krishna Advani, a far-right activist who in the 1990s provoked a mob to demolish a 400-year-old mosque, leading to riots that killed thousands.

The BJP was not happy with Mr. Karkare's investigations. Rajnath Singh, the BJP president, denounced him on Nov. 10, exonerating anything done by a Hindu extremist: "Whosoever believes in nationalism cannot be a terrorist." On Internet discussion forums after Mr. Karkare's death, numerous activists argued that he got what he deserved.

Mumbai is at the centre of this foment. The city is ruled by the Shiv Sena (Army of Shiva), a more militant and grassroots-oriented branch of the same extreme-right Hindutva movement.

Shiv Sena gained power after the 1993 riots in which mobs of Hindus killed countless Muslims in response to bombings, destroying the unity and cosmopolitanism that once defined the city: Before 1993, Hindus and Muslims generally shared neighbourhoods. Since that horror, they have generally lived apart.

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From this, you may believe that India has been overtaken by sectarian divisions and religious polarization. That also would be wrong.

This is, after all, a country whose people, 80 per cent of whom are Hindu, have overwhelmingly elected a government with a Prime Minister who is Sikh, a President who is Muslim and a governing party led by a Roman Catholic woman.

Most Hindus have no interest in the politics of religious nationalism. And most of India's 150 million Muslims have nothing to do with Islamic politics – they're the Muslims who rejected Pakistan, an Islamic state, during the Partition of 1947.

This week's attacks may have originated in Pakistan, as the Indian government has claimed; whatever the case, it will probably draw reprisals against Indian Muslims from Hindu nationalist figures, who insist on seeing their mosque-attending neighbours as Pakistan loyalists and descendents of invaders (both claims are fictional).

U.S. thinker Martha Nussbaum, in a superb analysis, has described the current Indian situation as not a clash of "civilizations" but another consequence of the "clash within."

It is, she says, a multisided confrontation "between people who are prepared to live with others who are different, on terms of equal respect, and those who seek the protection of homogeneity, achieved through the domination of a single religious and ethnic tradition."

Can anyone tell me how long would we go on associating brutality with a particular religion? Today it is Hindu militancy, tomorrow it is Muslim terrorism...which religion endorses violence? Isn't it high time that we forgot our religious allegiances and joined hands to wipe out the terrible faces of terrorism. What is the point in accusing people of a particular community? And as far as Bombay is concerned, I never felt that people really bothered what was the religion of their immediate neighbour. I believe by attributing religious tags to violence, more harm is being done to the cultural plurality which the country is famous for. And if the attacks are from the other side of the border, and if the engineers of violence happen to belong to a specific community, there is no need to identify them as such. They are terrorists, they are awful murderers, they are detestable criminals...that's it! And that's why they need to be punished! Such punishment should not be in the name of religion, but for the sake of humanity! Let's dissociate terrorism from religion...I guess a lot of problems would be solved! And yes, strengthening family ties is of utmost importance...for strong bonds within the family, would help empower bonds with others.

HELLO KARAN

I am sorry about what happen in Mumbay.
I really don't have the words ...
becoz I have see a lot of programs about this fit and I know that India balms in some ways Pakistan so Muslims for this attack
As a Muslim girl even if I am from morocco and it's very far from India but I am feeling very very bad
Hope karan that you haven’t any regrets about your "my name is khan»

It’s a really shame but we have to resist against the terrorism whatever is our religion or our nationality and we have to be one hand cuz if we are we will be strong and then we'll fight terrorists out

SORRY AGAIN AND I HOPE FROM MY HEART THT EVERY THING WILL BE FINE

YOUR LOYAL FAN
CASABLACA, MOROCCO
HAJJAR

Salam Karan!!!

I don't have words for what happens in Mumbay...I feel very sad

But I want to say AID MUBARAK to all the muslims int the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi karan.....back to u as life goes on n we all hve to MOVE OUT N ON.....plz write n let us know ur present mood.....waiting to hear n LISTEN WE ALL.....

Hi karan,
Why not persons like you , who are so popular in this billion people nations take the initiative to begin what would be called an uprising against the corrupt political leaders.
It will be very nice of you if you can project the same in your upcoming movies.

Karan,

It's really sad to hear about Mumbai Terror Attacks.
Although we were sitting in Singapore but still we were going through the same truama as other indians were suffering.

You are right Karan - we need to equate our relationships at home first. You made me realize that I have to give a tight Hug to my Prannath .

May Krsna bless all demised solus in peace.

Everyone Just Chant and Be Happy .

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna
Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

Regards

Hi Karan,
Everyone is feeling sorry for wt happnd in mumbai, specially for those who where born and brought up here.Dont want blame anyone here specifically, bt i am really did anyone other thsn those NSG's perform their duty. I am not telling i want to do lot of things. Bt will do. Its not the matter of words, actions are more required.

And ofcourse the best thing happned in between is calling home and making sure my parents are safe and ofcourse they making sure that i am alive. I think its the same way for everyone, after all we are humans.

what rubbish! how can youwhat has happened

i think we must make a self assesment if some of our policies towards people and minorities in general.a two prong strategy of being harsh towards terrorist and understanding toward the dissidents is needed.from the anti ndian slogan rising from srinagar during the amarnath land fiasco,it is evident that we have still not redressed every ones problem.that has to be looked on.and for my pakistani frnds i will like to say that the basis of formation of your country was religion,so any attack from there will be evidently linked to religion,however unfortunate it may be

HI Karan,
Im French. Just plain white French. Just wanted to thank you for your work (bohhot thank you!) - it helps, making things go ahead, beyond borders, religious, cultural, societal in this complicated world where I'm trying to teach my children a way to better understand each other & to build a future that we can call future. I just rely on people like you to help out and make things go way beyond. And I love you for doing this and help us and me along the way.
On a personal note Just tell Shah Rukh, that my kids and I love 3 hours indian movies and we do not want them to be shortened in any ways! OK?
Why should you adapt to West way of film? on the contrary you've got so many things to teach us, please do not shorten films! We can't get enough of them! let's think the other way around: you play the story and the west will come , I have no doubt about that, I'm working on this on a daily basis, making lots of French and American students addicted fans lenghtwise!
love you all
Manu

Hi Karan
Thanks for expressing your thoughts about Bombay attacks, I agree with you that peace begins with your own personal relationships, I heard similar sentiments after 9/11 attacks in the US, but people tends to forget such sentiments with time, and that is truly a shame.
I also think that the reasons for violence and killings that is taking place all over the world today is much more complex than anyone can imagine. I watched this program by Christiana Amanpour on CNN called "Scream Bloody Murder". MY husband and I have watched most of your movies, as a fan I request you to watch that program on CNN.
I think it will give you a glimpse to some of the reasons why such cruel things keep happening over and over. After Holocaust the world said never again, but after almost 60 years later it is still happening in Daufer, I am appalud, I try to do my own part to help with relief efforts through One.org, I try to make a conscious effort to reach out to people who are in need, this is a daily habit, I think more people need to learn to live selfless lives, I think that is a good start, we need to change our mind set.
Take care
Happy that Dostana did well, both for you and for the gay community.
Wishing you a very happy 2009
Regards
Sue Webb

Hey Karan!!

Hope all is well with you. If you remember i saw you at mumbai airport monday night (dec.8) i was the girl in white jacket and maroon stole just behind you. You were looking amazing and i almost gasped. I am in Los Angeles if you are here too just email me please....

Thanks.
Bye.

Goodluck for your future films.

hi karan, saw RNBDJ .......the beauty of the movie is its SIMPLICITY.......after AGES I SAW SUCH SIMPLICITY......simple story,simple characters,simple home,simple locations n above all simple dialouges n music leaving u to a world of simplicity gone by......it must be first time in YRF films a heroine wthout CHIFFON SAREES......but the cotton salwar-kameez clad woman exudes a different sensuality as never seen in hindi films......the LALLU sharukh khan evokes love n only love in the audience's heart.......u dont pity him but WANT a human being like him......at the end of the day u want to have a good heart n a heart that CARES....at the end of life u want to go as a kind soul.......audience c the film only for its simplicity which has FADED IN THIS GLAMOUROUS MIRAGE.......

I THINK U ARE THE MOST WONDERFUL PERSON ON THIS EARTH BECAUSE U JUST CARE SO MUCH ABOUT PEOPLE.I SAW THE HORROR THAT HAMPER THE CITY OF MUMBAI DURING THE ATTACKS. JUST BY CAREFUL ,LOVE ALWAYS AND GOOD LUCK WITH MY NAME IS KHAN

Good show!!

I recently started a blog of mine. I would love it if you would add me to your blog roll and vice verse. http://luscious69.blogs

Karan i want to tell you that i live in Pakistan and i love you people as i would love my own people,we die to see your films,wait anxiously for it,have fun watching it together,but it hurts when a section of people from your country blame us for everything that happpened.I am not denying it,this might be a work of a terrorist group operating from our territory,but to blame a whole nation for that is sad.we have been victims of terrorism as well and we hate them just as much as you do,but please i plead on behalf of my nation that we are not involved in this.We want peace and harmony and just being muslims doesn't make us terrorists,there are people who are portraying a totally false image of our religion,but i want to clarify that islam doesnt allow killing of innocent people.whoever says it's legal is not aware of what islam is all about,i repeat he is totally ignorant.I just want to say that we stand with and let's pray that our countries get rid of this menace,god bless you karan and your nation as well,assalamoalaikum
Afnan

Hey Karan

Mumbai attack was tragic beyond any doubt. Misery is one thing that came out of it, lets pray these things won't happen anymore.

SIR I AM PRATHVIK SHETTY, I HAVE MADE MY MIND 2 BECOME A DIRAFTR THT WHT SHLD I DO WHICH INSTITUTE SHOULD I JOIN....... I HOPE U HAVE A LOOK AT MY POST AND TAKE D PAIN 2 REPLY LUV U KARAN ND I LUVD DOSTANA BUT U THE STORY LINE WAZZ WEAK ...SOME OF THE SENES WERE MIND BOGGLING ND SOME WERE DAMN GUD......WELL WELL I GTG I HOPE U REPLY. BST OF LUCK FOR UR LIFE.....ECTOR ND I AM IN 12TH NW...SO I NEED UR ADVICE ON HOW 2 BE A GUD DIRECTOR ND WHT HAS 2 BE DONE AFTER MAH 12 THTS OBVIOUS THT I WILL HAVE 2 COMPLETE MY BMM DEGREE BUT

Sir,

I dont know i have to wright this here or not as its your blog not Shahrukh's blog.

Yesterday i saw 'RAB NE BANA DI JODI" in Versova Cine max Andheri & i liked the movie.its quite good movie & will be a HIT.

But,I dont know Why so called critics are going against the movie as i read in Todays TOI & heard FM & TV news.

What these Critics are there for if they cant understand our mind our heart.They should do something else instead of making us fool.

I think critics are the biggest loser .......& will be since they cant understand people's(mass & class both) heart.

I wont say this is Shahrukh's the best movie, i am saying its shahrukh's one of the good movies & it will be a Hit, may be not years the biggest hit but a hit This is my challenge to all the critics of the Indian Cinema.
The best things about the movie..
Shahrukh's controlled & entertaining performance.
The best romantic scene of The Indian cinema when Raj proposes Baani.that scene will be remembered for his imagination & creativity.
Anushka is ok & she looks young as per character.
Vinay pathak is ok.
Story is simple & entertaining.
The most important thing about the movie is how Shahrukh performed & ended the movie.Before leaving the theater the crowd waited even to watch Shahrukh's last pics.superb.
The worst about the movie..
When Anushka shouted on Shahrukh its a vary ugly scene of the movie.
Suri's scenes are vary few as compare to Raj's.
Sury's scenes should be more as it could be given great impact to the Gal's heart while taking decision.It should be easier & logically correct for her to take the decision.
If we will think logically this film can not be made.
Aditaya chopra should have worked more on screenplay then i think instead of good it could have been the most lovable movie.

But nonetheless this movie is going to a Hit movie, I just want to tell all of you go & enjoy as its quite good & entertaining.

Now, i am desperately waiting for My name is khani.I hope it will be The biggest hit of the year.

Regards,
Shad
Mumbai

Hey Karen..I saw you in H&M on 5th Ave in NYC a few weeks ago when you were with your friend. Im sure you must get it all the time, but I have to appologise for us staring are you, as my friend told me who you were, and id never heard of you (even though ive seen lots of indian movies), but I searched you online. We were going to chat to you, but you were on the phone, and I guess the last thing you want is for people to stop you when you're shopping. Congrats on all the sucess, and best wishes for the future, Dr Parmar

Dear Karan

I just had the opportunity to read your blog as I have been busy myself.
What can I say... about what happened in Mumbai. The moment I walked into the office, all my colleagues who know that I am a big FAN of Bollywood, told me the sad news. From then on I was glued to the TV to hear the latest and some friends of mine living & working in Mumbai kept me updated.

What the terrorists did was unforgivable and words just cannot described my feelings as I was really sad for those killed. Being a Muslim I am angry at what they did as Islam is about love, tolerance, PEACE. Those who don't know the meaning and beauty of Islam are the ones that tarnished the religion.

Let's forget this sad news and talk about DOSTANA, how was the rating? I sincerely hope it will be a big box office. As for SRK new film....... Jodi, I am planning to see it soon BUT it can't beat my enthusiasm for your next movie of SRK and KAJOL.

Karan, please please continue to do great movies, the ones you are really good at,,... love story, family etc... feelings. With what happened in Mumbai .. the people will need more of your kind of Films to entertain them and remind them of the greatness of LOVE.

Take care ...
Lilins

Hi Karan!
I just caught a clip of Phir Milenge song from RNBDJ (Srk-Kajol bit) and it felt like I was watching a mini trailer of what we will see in 'My name is Khan'. It's been... what 8 years? And, they manage to look so good together! I'm just so glad you are making this movie, and they are in it! For that Karan I'll always love you! Can't wait to see the moviee! =)

I SAW YOU AT FALLBROOK THEATRE IN THE VALLEY!!! i was not sure it was you until all my other friends comfirmed it! so ur in la!! woot woot!! welcome =) how was rab ne for you??

All the best for your new project-MNIK!
May it gets all the success that a good work deserves!
s.s.

Hi Karan...
how are you...
long time don't see...what's up?
Karan today is december 15...my nem is khan must started today...karan are srkajol with you now?when they will comming?are the comming LA toghether???
Karan please say about srkajol in my name is khan,,,,
we milion fans of them are waiting to see srkajol....
OMG...magic couple are comming back...WOOOOOOOOOOOW...

hi there Karan,

It was so sad what happened in Mumbai...I was shocked and afraid for the people there. How can someone be so heartless to do such an awful thing. My Thanksgiving vacation was in front of my television watching what had just happened. I agree with you, those journalists put their lives on the line to get the news to all of us in different parts of the world. It broke my heart to see mother, brothers, sisters, children mourn the loss of their loved ones. I was crying when I watched that mother of the Army Major....how she wanted to get that one last kiss, that one last look at her son, who meant the world to her. How can these young boys do such a thing...kids their age are just learning about their future plans....they have so much to learn about life....life barely starts where these kids end it for lots of people in Mumbai. How do these kids become this way...how do they become so cruel....do they have no heart...it jus shocks me how someone can do such a terrible thing.

As for your movies, I love them all....they teach a lot about making realationships stronger. We are forgetting how important our loved ones are to us. We get so busy with work and keeping up with everything that we forget to cherish the little but most important things in life. Each one of your movies, helps me to better myself and my relationship with others...I thank you for everything.

I totally love your Coffee with Karan show...I never miss it. I record it on my DVR when I am out so I can come back and watch it...it is way cool.I totally adore you....especially the dimples...you are gorgeous. Hope to meet you in person someday. I would love to see Dharmender or Sunny Deol in one of your Coffee with Karan shows. May god bless you with all the BEST in life!!!

Always,
Bal :)

hi karan,
so 2day u r going 2 us for your movie. all the best, tussi ja rahe ho, tussi na jao,hope u'll write from there.

.....hi karan....tusi keethe ho???????jeethe v ho kush raho te sanu......i mean audi.....nu v 'mynik' nal khush kar do.......wahahah.....'.... ' MYNIK'......shd b ......AN OSCAR MOVIE.....u can make it n plz do still the audi wth your work......best of luck MY NAME IS KHAN........

my respect for you has incread doublefold...............i feel the same n you hv voiced it...........thanks Karan.....hope you remember me........

hey karan good to hear from u after a long sabatical, well the time ofcourse is really somber,but by the grace of god things will hope fully bounce back.well i read a real disturbing news this mornin in bangalore mirror that said u n adi were at loggerheads about his movie newyorker n your untittled one with kareena ,saif n vivvek. i m hoping n praying that it should not be true,i thing people have decided to mess with your relationships,i pray to god everyday 4 three things in the mornin 1.to keep INDIA safe n secure. 2 the selfish me to take care of my family.3 to keep the 3 of u friends tog" n no misunderstanding amongst u guys, pls karan prove everybody wrong. .By the way karan u better u go all out n make" khan is my name"(i have given this 4 u r K effect) an excellent movie coz shahrukh deserves this after a disaster of rab ne at the box office i 4 one wouldn want the king to lose his title because he is such a good person at heart ,may god be with u guys n your families.take good care of u r mom.

hi karan!!!
i really appreciate,in fact liked your blog v.much.i am not commenting on any of your movie,you got skill ,you take an initiative and make a movie ........i believe no one can do it better than you .....we need something different from you.....and what i think this what we want....nothing will make them proud but you making movie on their lives.....they will imagine their selves as shahrukh,abhishek,john......please dont mind m no1 to comment on your professional life...but kept my thought in front of u....
good night...all d best...
love kushi...

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GIVE us more information about MNIK

u r a great frnd of rani,so please can u inform her that we fans are very happy about her appearance in the song pmcc in rab ne banadi jodi.she looked gorgeous and her eye contact with srk was worth watching.thank u

kajol was looking like an anunty in tn the song phir milenge chalte chalte

Sir,
I
am Ishan Mehta, a writer from Mumbai, India. I have written a movie idea, which I think has the potential to be made into a great movie. I would like to approach you produce this movie. I am sending you a brief presentation as well as synopsis of the movie and then based on your interest we can take it further. I would like to know, whom should I get in touch with to take this further? Tried approaching your production house but to no avail. Sir, Treat the idea on its merit, but do give it a read. Will look forward to a reply from you soon.

Mob: 9930754657

Cheers-Ishan

Hey Karan!
It's so true what you said about the Mumbai attacks and the violence in the world in general -- it all starts with relationships. If all humans learn the fundamendatals of relationships (ie respect, tolerance, love, humanity), then we would not face such hatred and violence in the world.

i also wanted to say that i loved dostana. i love that dharma productions is becoming braver and experimenting with new, fresh storylines. On that same note, i'm absolutely psyched for My Name is Khan. I've waited patiently for seven years to hear the news that you are directing another film with srk and kajol...but now that it is actually happening, i am feeling so impatient!

I want to thank you LOADS for bring srk and kajol back together! the story of My Name is Khan, from what i've heard, is very interesting. although i know it is a film which will deal with very serious issues, i hope that the film does not lack the magical karan touch (ie lots of emotion, easy on the eyes and a happy ending)!

I have one very HUGE COMPLAIN though. In previous posts in which you discussed My Name is Khan, you only talked about srk's character. on behalf of the members of kajol-mania.net boards and for the sanity of all the kajol fans out there, i am asking you to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give us some info on kajol's character...even just her character's name will satisfy us and hold us over until November 2009 when the film will finally release!

hi karan!

being in karachi is like being not far from mumbai as i take both as twin cities.

the siege n what followed was really tragic, n i empathize with everyone who went thru the traumatic situation!

we in karachi have experienced a lot! n by the grace of God surviving. n surving in a hypocritcal situation which u av pointed at!

been to mumbai a few times n last was in '07. went to taj for snacks n on my first trip wen i stayed at the oberoi walked around the area, n wen came to the gate n the old building of the taj, i was awed! n along with that feeling recalled the film scenes shot there.

what happened last month brought back memories revolving around tourists n locals moving around carefree! n wen the attacks or say insanity continued i felt like it was happening around the corner n not too far!

condolences to the bereaved, n those who av departed may their souls rest in peace!

Hi Karan
Can you please make a remake of Mamma Mia with Neetu Kappor in Donna's role. THe 3 men can be Anil Kapoor, RIshi Kapoor and someone else. Ranbir Kapoor and Minisha Lamba can play the younger lead. Pls Karan, you keep making films with the same stars over and over again. Why dont' you ever try Juhi -Shah Rukh for a change. They made a great pair too.
Pls Karan do something different.

Smita

Hey Karan,

I know u r hurt and almost everybody in the country is. But in life we need to move on,the incident has made all the countrymen come together and that is a big achievement. Something like this has never happened before and I feel so happy,proud and secured that I am an "Indian".

By the way,I recently watched RNBDJ and I loved it immensely and most importantly,I have fallen in love with Kajol all over again. I have a request, please tell Kajol that she looked like the MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN on this Earth in "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" song of RNBDJ. And now I will kill you if you don't tell us about the progress of MNIK.

Desperately waiting for your next post.

dude-

ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL OF DOSTANTA IS ON YOUTUBE! FYI!!!!




GOOD MOVIE!!

Hi Karan
I know that you have told that Shahrukh is like your elder brother right?so you have to take care of your brother's health right?so please please please Shahrukh ko cigarett khane se roko .You guys are going to America in this winter please unhe jayda cigarett khane se rok na!for God's sake pls Karan it's my only request to you.Please Karan take care of himself.Please karan please .

(Oh purvi grow up, you with your childish comments about kajol all the time. Ok, we know you are a rani fan, cool.)

Hey Karan,

Karan i seriously beg you! Please write something about My name is khan! We want to know everything about that movie.

I am so a SRKajol mania. I am just obsessed with them, really. And i am sure you know that i am not the only one. They have hundred of fans. Everyone wants to see them together again. And you did that Karan! You brought them together again. I SO love you for that. And i hope that we are going tosee damn romantic scenes of srkajol in mnik.

Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou!

By the way, they were looking awesome together in phir milenge chalte chalte na?! The whole audience was like ''awwwwwwwww'' when srkajols part came onscreen. This says everything about them.

Please write something. We know you are in LA. BUt there is also internet na:D. We will be waiting.

Lot of love

Sema.

ohh really purvi !!
I guess u missed that rani was looking SRK's uncle in the song............
And why are so much intersted in irritating Kajol's fans
and than having constant fight and than u loose it.

So u miss aunty If u like Rani so much, its gud but just dnt say anything about Kajol.

great post karan.i feel so helpless when i think about this incident.

i hope u update ur blog soon.

rani should not have worn the clothes that she did in phir milenge chalte chalte, she looked really old and ugly...kajol looked amazing in the sari and she and srk looked fabulous together...

Hi Karan!
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for bringing kajol and srk bac together again!!!
I'm loving srk's new look for the film! As for kajol- u always manage to make her look her best! They are going to look AMAZING TOGETHER!!
I have one complaint though- we hav so much information about srk's character, but no info about kajol's character. can u atleast tell us her character's name or something?? the fans on kajol-boards.net would go crazy with excitement!!!
Also, I would just like to say that although I am a fan of rani's work and her talent, i do not appreciate her fans badmouthing kajol for no reason.
Kajol and srk are the number one jodi in bollywood. And you, Karan, are the number one director for bringing them bac together!
I know the subject of MNIK is very serious, but i have faith that it will have the emotional, feel good entertainment that is the karan johar trademark!

i think that purvi needs to get a life if she thinks that.

Hi Karan,Good luck for the new movie. My Name is Khan, and I wihs you Merry Christmas and a happy new jahr 2009. bye bye vera from germany, love and kiss.

Hi karan...
OMG Karan today is 20 december and you promised us we will see srkajol together???but shahrukh is in mumbai and kajol is there too??karan please say about kajol please karan...Karan I'm really tierd for waiting...
Karan why there is no news about my name is khan???
karan you told that you and srkajol will started my name is khan in 15 december!!!! Karan you know srkajol are magic and you know how much people are waiting to see them together...Karan I'm agree with Anushka Sharma...She said srk and kajol are made for each othere...any way karan you know we milion fans of this jodi 1 are waiting for them and please tell about them...

and you purvi that is just your opinion JUST YOU...
stop being jealous about the fact that shahrukh and kajol are coming back...hahahahaha have you seen this news???
'There is No One Like Kajol......' - Rajeev Masand
That was Rajeev Masand's comment on Kajol appearance on PMCC song . Check out the attachment to hear what he said and hear more

http://www.kajol-boards.net/Board/attachment.php?attachmentid=647&d=1229190624

hahahaha and did you see Anushka new interview???
she said : When I saw Kajol and SRK in the 'Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte' song, they both looked like made for each other. Their pair is just awesome.

any way you ranis fans when srkajol come together there is no place for srk with onther jodi...WOULD YOU UNDRESTAND SRKAJOL ARE COMMING BACK...
here is not any place for jealous people...
KARAN ARE BRINGING BACK SRKAJOL...
STOP BEING JEALOUS...

Karan Im still waiting for picture of srkajol and you in LA....
love youuuuuuuuuuuu so muchhhhhhhhh...
thanks again for bringing back srkajol magic jodi 1...
my name is khan will break all the box office on the world because srkajol are in there....

wait wait wait for my name is khan...

I think Rani was looking like fat churby Guddi Maruti in phir milenge chalte chalte. Look at her fat legs( haaaahaa). Kajol was like the best in that song. What a charm! What a natural beauty. kAJOL i AM PROUD TO BE YOUR FAN

Ms purvi stop sounding like an aunty. Kajol was looking the best out of all the 5 actresses. and unlike just showing her face she was also acting in her cameo which is not to be seen in other actresses

Karan...
I am really sorry for mumbai attack, which not only brought the people of India into attention... I was equally terrified when the news was all over our local channels as well... Am glad it is controlled now and you guyz are safe... :) :)

Oh btw please give us some details about 'My name is Khan'... I have been begging to write some thing about Kajol's role in the film.. But it looks like you guyz are not updating our comments in the previous blogs...

Plus, you have mentioned that the filming will start on 15th and looks like it is not happening... Please don't delay the film any more coz we poor hearts cannot take it any more, especially seeing SRKajol in Rab Ne Bana Di jodi...!! Ohh god, they were so good together, the best scene in the film... I'm sure you will agree with us, Karan... Hailaa.. SRKajol are truly meant to be together and made for each other... Please Karan, we are having a lot of high expectations and we all hope that you won't make us to dissapoint...!! Please PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LOTS OF 'SURAJ HUA MADDAM' IS SOME THING WE ARE EXPECTING A LOT.........!!!!

Cheers to SRKajol in My name is Khan...

@ Purvi... You seem such a die-hard fan of Rani.. But no body will agree with you that Rani was better than Kajol in the song... Infact Anushka her self has claimed that when she saw SRKajol in the song, she thought they are made for each other... That defines every thing... She hasn't mentioned any other actress in Phir Milenge..

Plus, the whole world knows SRKajol are the best and this jodi is made not to compare with any one... Rab ne bana diya yeh jodi... We won't compare them with any actor, coz they are beyond any comparision...

Plus, Kajol looked her best in the song... Every time when she comes screen the screen just glows....

Actually all know who was gorgeous...
Kajol was ever the FIRST...and finally she dance with shahrukh from the bigining of the song...you ranis fan are sooooo....
any way kajol is alwyas ROCK and you ranis fans don't want to belive it...when kajol come back to the screen with amazing work at fanaa there is nooooooooooooo place for rani...
KAJOL IS QUEEN of bollywood...

so funny ranis fans you are...
every one know kajol is the most beautiful and best jodi of srk and you ranis fan are really jealous...and you can't see kajol is allways best actress
Karan say about my name is khan and srkajol plzzzzzzzz...

@ purvi your comment shows how childish you are.


I was shocked as i saw the news Bombay being attacked.It was so terrible.These attacks are not in the name of religion, these attacks are from brain amputated human beings, who don´t know the meaning of Islam.(I don´t call them human, cause they don´t have the right to be called human.)
In these terrible times we should unite against the terror.

Hey Karan...

Please give us some information about the shooting schedule of MNIK... we are soo eagerly waiting for this... We saw a couple of pics of SRK leaving to LA. But when is Kajol joining the crew? And is the first schedule of shooting ending sometime in Feb? When in the second schedule starting? please let us know...

kajol was looking amazing in the song phir milenge chalte chalte... she looked the best out of all the actresses, especially rani who was looking very bad

Hi Karan,

Quick question. When are u shooting in New York for your new film, My Name is Khan?

Bye

hey sorry........to say this...........but news are coming out that you have the same kind of dostana like in your film dostana......can you clarify them???.......if they are not true revolt them .......spreading wrong news is certainly not acceptable.....cant help but wanted to ask the question

Karan
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell us SOMETHING about MNIK!!!! we're dying for more info!!!

Boss, yesterday I saw a Wednesday and was so impressed. Lovely! what an idea sirji! But, watching that film brought one idea to me as well. Its about CLONING! I remember having seen a film of Kamal Hasan in which he used to wear a mask. But, its not about masks. Its about Cloning. CANT WE CLONE HARD CORE TERRORISTS? suppose we arrest two and keep them in undisclosed prison for months and years and are finally forced to release them. CANT WE CLONE THEM IN THE MEANTIME SO THAT WHILE RELEASING THE DUMMY, WE KEEP THE ORIGINAL? SEEMS A BRILLIANT IDEA TO ME. MAY BE YOU FIND IT STUPID. But, a film on such idea can certainly be made. Right?

Regds,

Proudly Indian

hello karan,

wish u u and ur family as well as srk, kajol, rani n alllllll...... merry xmas.. i hope dat u have enjoyed the day.. dnt forget to share sme gifts ;))

pls do work on coffee again.. miss u on screen yaar ;))

have a rocking xmas

love to all,
smrithee

hi karan,
tell kajol that she was looking absolutely stunning in the song phir milenge chalte chalte...there was no one better than her...after she appeared onscreen i just forgot about everyone else...she is the best actress ever and i just can't wait for my name is khan...
and purvi i don't agree with you at all i would say that abt rani but definately not abt kajol...

hello,my dear karan
thank you for the good job.
i am Afsaneh.you know what my name means...im one of you biggest fans from United States(originially form IRAN)...(tumhara fan... :)
since you're one the best film makers of bollywood, i wanted to share some of the idea of mine about making a movie.

(I like you and i like tumhara suoj.)

i want to make a real "afsana" by you.
i have one movie idea...
it is about to beautiful girls...2 tweens... and they are real and your fan too...

if you are interested to hear my ideas please contact me to

AFSANEH_ARYA@YAHOO.COM
............................................................

Why is our comments not updated??

Mr Karan Johar,

Good to see you at Laemmle Theaters at Fallbrook, West Hills in LA yesterday.
My wife is a big fan of you, and I'm a big fan of Koffee with Karan. Thank you for a nice gesture to pose for a picture.

Would love to hear your comments about Gajini.

Just read that your crew had problems with visa for your shoot; hope it works out.
Good luck with your new movie.


Raghu Kulkarni

Hiiiiiii karan......
enough talk abt mumbai attack.............................
its all right now... we all are together now what more we want....
Aamir was saying that he wanted to postpone the release of ghajini b cos of mumbai attack...he was very sad and blah blah blah...but the marketing he did tells his double standard approach.........
shut down d aamir chapter.
hey today i m here to write about srk.......
i m to happy about the simultaneous promos of rnbdj nd billu barber....
oh god shah is rocking in the marjania song....i were watching only him....in rnbdj he is the commonest guy and in billu barber he is a superstar....what more an actor can ask for????????
he vil definitely getting this year's best actor award....
and i would be the happiest person on that day....
you guys are shooting 4 mnik na......
please karan make sure he begs d best actor awards 4 your film..as he recieved at the time oh kkhh...but for your last three films he could not get.......remember this.....okkkk

hey...i just wanted u to know that i am a gr8 kajol fan and am just eagerly waitin for my name is khan..wht is kajols role about...we no bout srk but wht bout kajol?..also can u plzz tell us about the remaining cast of ur film..i mean surely der r not only 2 actors in d movie..thanku

hey....i just wanted to tell u dat im a gr8 kajol fan and hav always admired her work..also that i am eagerly waitin for my name is khan..uve told us about srk's role..but wht bout kajol's?..wht is her character about...cud u plzz also tell us bout the rest of the cast in ur film..i mean surely der r not only 2 actore in it!..thanku

hi karan,
can u tell kajol that she is the best actress ever and we are all really looking forward to her films...btw she was the best and looked the best in the song phir milenge chalte chalte...she completely made me unaware of the rest of the song...her presence can do that to u...

Pls update the site with info about My Name is Khan, like Kajol's role in the film and with complete star cast...

I'm so sorry about Mumbai attack.. I was embassed too although I did not belong to India, it was all over our local channels too... Thank god you guyz are safe...

Please tell us more about 'My name is Khan'.. As far as the casting is concerned, well I want to tell you that you did an excellent job by chosing Aamir Bashir, who did exceptionally well in 'A Wednesday'... I hope the issues related to visa tackles soon...
Also there is a news around than Madhavan no more belongs to your film, due to inavailability of dates.. Is that true? Did you replaced him with Aamir Bashir or Madhavan just dropped the film after every thing was finalized? All these are just questions I'm wondering... :)

And oh beside that, you've mentioned in the previous blog that the shooting shall start on 15th December... And yeaa you did start it on 18th with SRKajol's son in the movie, if my news is true... But we thought you were gonna start WITH SRKajol and we got really mad because of that... I hope there won't be any DELAY in releasing the film... PLEASE...

Please Karu, let us know Kajol's role/character/name in the film, we are desperate and going mad...

And hell ya, I'm sure you have seen SRKajol's one minute scene in RNBDJ... How was it for you...? I wanna know your reactions coz I am still unabling to get over with it.... They are sooo good together, beyond what we call 'Made for each other'... Please let us know your reactions... I'm sure you are the Mr.Director King to bring the best in both of them and cannot wait for 'My name is Khan'

Love you always Karu...

- Naani -

hi karan I wihs you a happy new Jahr 2009 and godd luck for the new movi my name is khan bye vera from germany

karan,
You make excellent movies....let people call it melodrama or x,y,z. As a matter of fact...values which u show on movie will only make world better place...
kash bagwan bhi tumari thara think karthe...kash...

Good luck..

Well, I'm not Indian and I'll admit that I've never really liked bollywood movies (too much singing and dancing for me).

However, I was googling some stuff on Mira Nair after I'd seen the movie the Namesake and I came across your name. A youtube video of your show "Koffee with Karan" showed up in my search results and I clicked on it.

Even though I knew nothing about bollywood or any of it's stars, I found your questions on the show to be both hilarious and refreshingly honest! and I couldn't stop watching.

As I was watching, I thought to myself...this guy could really make it in America with his funny and unique interviewing style. Access hollywood should pick him up.

Anyway, that's all I wanted to say. Do you realize how popular your show clips are on youtube? And I don't think it's just indians watching them.

BTW - when is the new season of Koffee with Karan coming out?

Hi Karan
wish you a successful,happy,colourful,joyful newyear!
also wish Shahrukh a good and healthy ,safe new year!tata.....:-)

Happy New Year from Munich, Mr. Karan !

I hope 2009 will be A1 for you, your friends and your family with

12 months of happyness
52 weeks of fun and good work
365 days of success
8.760 hours of tolerance and acceptance
525.600 minutes of love and dedication
3.153.600 seconds of peace without fear

I haven´t had the chance to see "Dostana" yet, but I`ve seen RNBDJ here in Munich in a cinema, not yet on DVD, of course. I`ve seen it 4 times already and it still isn´t enough. Anoushka did very well, Kajol was the queen of the screen - if only for a few seconds - and the music is addictive. As for Mr. SRKhan: he touches people in his on-screen and off-screen presence like nobody I´ve seen before. This probably made him advance on the newsweek list of the most powerful people to No.41. I`m really relieved that somebody with such a strong impact on people is at the same time a resposible person with a liberal attitude and an understanding of different religions by experience.
Let us make tolerance and peace the motto of 2009 - but with zero tolerance for terroristic activities of any kind. That will show them they won´t get through with it.

I´m very much looking forward to MNIK. Tell us your story. Make us see, listen, feel, reflect upon your ideas and the way you put them on screen... Ì`m sure your actors will make mountains melt. It will be wonderful ..
Karanji, all the best to you, Mr.SRKhan and the whole team of MNIK,

Rosma from Munich

P.S.: We´re still expecting Mr.SRKhan here in Germany, as he promised to come. I hope he will bring along Suri, Raj and Taani ...

Wish you a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2009 !
May it bring all the health, happiness and joy in your life!

s.s.

Hello Karan...
how are you...
long time don't see??
karan let me say some thing to purvi...
stop being jealous about the fact that shahrukh and kajol are coming back...no body even think about rani...hahaha so funy you ranis fan are...
SrKajol are jodi 1 every one know that...
at the song rab ne bana di jodi Phir milenge chalte chalte Kajol, was perfect from all. Even in the making Srk enjoyed with kajol the most..
when u see kajol with srk after so long it was amazing...wait to see them together in a whole movie every one love this couple so much except rani fan because you ranis fan are so jealous to kajol..of course kajol was Best...srkadz make the most beautiful on screen couple ever...kajol has the best expressions in the song, also the set for kajol is really Cool..and i wish to see srk-kajol coming soon...
Karan big wishing for my name is khan...
thanks again for bringing back magic jodi...
love you soooooooooooo much..................................Tina

hello karan,
how are you,
i felt very bad for incident which occured in mumbai.i thankful to nsg,media and to all the people who are supported to mumbains.


vikram,
www.mynameiskaran.com

HAPPYNEW YEAR KARAN.....U R GOING PLACES IN 2009.....HVE FUN.....THIS IS YOUR YEAR......

plz try not
to release my name is khan with any other biggie

b'coz i know srk will rock but remember WHEN IN COMPETITION HE GETS 40 CRORE OPENING
,IF THERE WAS NO COMPETITION I THINK S R K FILM WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 60 CRORE OPENING

I WANT MNIK TO BE BIGGEST HIT EVER

Hello Dear Karan !
Thank you and the filmfraternity for Dostana , Tarun should just go on like that , and for Rab ne bana di jodi , Adi should go on like that to!
Now as you know you are our favourite , so please let us know all about your feelings and thoughts .
We miss your chats !
Have a good year in peace and in health with lots of love and successes!
eik fan
Love , Koffee, Karan and Khan(sr) for everybody in 2009

hi karan,

aree its been long..write something na...,u dint even wish us happy new year,
cmon now im waiting...
i knw u must b busy the award ceremonies par we r also ur responsibility na
by the way all the best and a very happy new year hope this year is safer, happier, and peacefull... acha ya more entertaining and giving more hits

all the best once again hero

Dear Karan,

first of all, I wish you all the best for 2009, mainly healthy, happiness, success, light heardedness and creactivity for your next projects.

It’s the first time that I write in your blog (from Germany) and I would like to tell you that I am a great fan of bollywood, of course of your films. My favourite is KANK. I estimate that I watched this movie more than 8 times in last 2 months.

I am a fan since 2 years now, sometimes I am not sure why I am so enthusiastic. I believe it’s why the movies are so different to others: great colours, nice people (men and women), great songs and dances, mostly happiness – often so different to the real world.

I hope that your next movie with Shah Rukh “My name is Khan” becomes a great hit.
I plan to be in London for the Film Fare Awards 2009 and I am sure that this will be the Awards of SRK, Kajol and you, Karan.

But sometimes I miss the seriousness in bollywood movies. The last blockbuster confirmed the sterotypes that Non-Bollywood fans have of the film industry in india: singing, dancing, happiness, beautiful guys...

OSO is also such a film, surely an all times blockbuster (mainly because of SRK and other big stars), nice watching it, but not a movie you can see 3 or more times.
For me, it’s a compelling movie when the dialogues become unforgettable.

Last months there were always the discussions who has the biggest muscles, the most perfect body, the greatest six pack. Yes, very nice to look, but isn’t it very superficial?

I wish you a lot of force and power for “My Name is Khan” , to write history with it. I believe that everybody has to develop from time to time, from movie to movie. And 2009 should be the year to try something new, something different, something to make people reflective, a movie to bring people together, to get the world closer.


Everything you do, do it with passion.
You know: Fortune favours the braves!


From the bottom of my heart I wish you all the best for your new movie project and I hope that you work a long time with Shah Rukh. Bollywood without SRK is like a day without laughing, like a summer without sun, like love without heart beating.

At the moment there is nobody who could replace him.

Best wishes to him and his family. The only thing I wish him for this new year is time, time with his family and his really best friends. There is nothing more important than family.

Hello Karan,

I only have 1 quetsion here...its dat ki my commnets are not being posted and I'am really feeling very sad bout it... :-(
I luv u all guyz sooo...much and socha tha ki atleast if u have tym out of ur very busy schedule u wuld read out vat ive written..but i guess dat i'am unlucky..
Honest enough i have no filmy background and no1 from film industry but would want to make a place 4 me in bollywood and would be proud enough if i would get a chance 2 work with SHAH RUKH (the biggest dream in my life) and if it would be your home production else yashraj productions..coz these are the wonderful ventures that has given the most delightful movies till date...
i hope u doing well karan...and all the best for MY NAME IS KHAN...jus dying to see the first promo and ofcourse the movie...
i hpe this comment of mine would be published and KARAN u would read it out and think about it..
my id is "pallavibhoirekar@gmail.com"
love u all alwayz...and srk 2 4 ever...

god bless u..
cheers
pallavi

Dear Karu...
We hear that Shahrukh is in great pain that it is difficult to continue the work.. Is that true...? Please confirm it asap... Please tell him to take care of him, nothing matters if he is unwell.. Insha allah every thing will be alright...

I wanted to also tell you that SRK in his short hair cut looks soo good.. He never looked so HOT in his life EVER.. Please tell him that... :)

Also, is Kajol there by now? Did she go there yesterday? Did she take Nysa with her? When is SRKajol gonna start shooting?

Please tell us more about the kinds of clothes Kajol will wear and her name in the film... Hope it will go well with Rizwan Khan...

Karan please share your experiences of shooting with SRKajol after 8 years... We are so desperate to know your feelings... Really going mad...

And please don't kill our excitement about the film, by keeping total silence... It really affects our mood... Please cheer us by proving little details.. PLEAAAAAAAAAAASE KARU, WE ARE BEGGING YOU...!!

Whether you provide info or not we will always love you, always remember that... :P :P

hey karan,
please tell us something about mnik...like what is kajol's role? is it as big as srk's? what is the film about? please tell us something otherwise i think that we are all going to go crazy! good luck with your film...

dude,
this time an oscar must not b missed, although we need not to be extra careful for oscar aspiration....if comes by d way, not bad dude.

tumhi dekho naa.....suroj hua madham.....bole churiyan.......time to recreate the magic in MNIK.

ESPECT deep impact like of lageraho munnabhai in MNIK.
driving INSPIRATION like of RDB, in MNIK....Is not it true that recent killing of ex PM of Pakistan is similar with what shown in RDB?
a good FEELINGS like that of TZP.
want to see some strong SUFI SONGS like that in BOSE, the forgotten hero.
hope MNIK will focuss some reality issues like- If ur name is arabic/muslim, thing will b toughest for you to find a flat/home/land at non-muslim majority area. I personally hv this experiences ,it can cause depression if you are not strong enough.
non-hurting, bone tickling commedy & actions sometimes to refresh d affect & THRILL-throughout.

last but not least, all this make up with a special KARAN JOHAR touch but not by a typical karan johar touch.......ok dude.

all the best.
Tan from kol. (I m ur huge fan from kkhh)

Hello Karan...
Please say some thing about kajol's roll in my name is khan...please...and when are you comming to washington?
karan why you are sooooooooooo good...you are the best human on the world...
again thank you so much for bringing back SrKajol magic couple on the world...
lots of love...
see you...........................................................Tina

hey karan,
can u please tell us what is going on with the film, we are all dying to know...and it would be nice if we could know something about kajol's character because the way that everyone is speaking about the film right now, it kind of feels like kajol does not have a prominent role and that would be terrible!

karan!!!! dude, please, please let us know how filming is going!!!!!!!
and please, please, please, please tell us SOMETHING, ANYTHING about kajol's role in MNIK
and is it true that MNIK filming is once again delayed? i sure hope not because i don't think i can stand anymore waiting --- i want srk-kajol together NOW! we've been waiting eight extremely long years for this!!!!!!!

dude,
u hv pointed d basic, fundamental & universal action to solve this current global crisis....where 26/11/08 mumbai is no exception......an integrated, human, valued, sensible relationsip with self & people beside us....all times, everywhere to solve it, to find a sustained peace for development.
now this is at individual level.

things wat should b done at organised level? by state or country,etc?

for state level....there should b scope for good things to grow....not an obsolete political stucture, which a blind copy of outdated UK structure.....rather an structure where people with vested interest will find a little scope to grow, new human face can come up (to some extent like US structure)....where d SC, EC, HRC are parallel with parliament body & in reality.
where law an order (police & internal security body) agencies is headed by SC(like in France, US), not by these bloody politicians.

where IIPs excels besides IIMs, IITs, NIFTs & IISc....to produce enlightened leaders(including political leadersip) with human mind to tk cr of even d poor people, in every possible sense.

last but not least, there should b a mindset deep inside us which treats a life lost in business cap of India equally with a life lost in rural part of India, or with a life lost in d Switzerland of India.....only then it is believable- a sustained peace & development possible......ok no more today.

Hope we will be more fit at our individual level.

regards,,
T

dude,
u hv pointed d basic, fundamental & universal action to solve this current global crisis....where 26/11/08 mumbai is no exception......an integrated, human, valued, sensible relationsip with self & people beside us....all times, everywhere to solve it, to find a sustained peace for development.
now this is at individual level.

things wat should b done at organised level? by state or country,etc?

for India/state level....there should b scope for good things to grow....not an obsolete political stucture, which a blind copy of outdated UK structure.....rather an structure where people with vested interest will find a little scope to grow, new human face can come up (to some extent like US structure)....where d SC, EC, HRC are parallel with parliament body & in reality.
where law an order (police & internal security body) agencies is headed by SC(like in France, US), not by these bloody politicians.

where IIPs excels besides IIMs, IITs, NIFTs & IISc....to produce enlightened leaders(including political leadersip) with human mind to tk cr of even d poor people, in every possible sense.

last but not least, there should b a mindset deep inside us which feels the same for a life lost in d business cap of India with a life lost in rural part of India or with a life lost in d Switzerland of India.....only then it is believable- a sustained peace & development possible......
,ie, killing of a man is killing of the mankind.....ok no more today.


Hope we will be more fit at our individual level.

regards,,
T

Hello Karan,

Thanq so very much as m very happy 2day...2 see my thoughts being posted...I hope u would read out my feelings that ive pen down in my last comments,and can u plssszz.....let us know more about MNIK...coz the subject that u gona convey is more than interesting...and honest enough ive actually started reading about AUTISM SYNDROME DISORDER rather would say understanding referring through various articles on the net available.Jus waiting and dying to see the most lovliest copule on screen after a hugeee...gap..and also heard of SRK having a bad shoulder injuiry..i pray he gets rid off all the pains..
And i also take this oppurtunity 2 THAN Q 4 giving us all the movies right frm KKHH till DOSTANA AND many more 2 cum...ive thoroughly luved all of your movies till date..but my pers fav stands out 2 be KAL HO NA HO...a movie dats tuched myheart and esp the music....the title track and instrumental (HEARTBEAT) which i keep listening 2 every day..d only SRK movie dat made me cry right 4rm the beginning till end...and still in continues..
I jus have 1 request 2 u Karan plss....plss...dont make SRK cry in your movies...achcha nahin lagta hain...it hurts a lot 2 see him crying..
Well i shall do keep in touch...all u guyz take care
God bless U...
Luv u all
cheers.... [pallavibhoirekar@gmail.com]
lots of luv hugs n kissess....
pallavi :)

Dear Karan,

Hello again...well i do totally agree with vatever uve written here dat has hpnd in Mumbai... Its very disturbing to kow about it..The saying goes first change yourself , then your society, your country will be a better place to live in. Our main problem is, unless it happens to us we never think.If other's house burn we feel sorry for them, but we never take enough protection for ourselves thinking that we are always safe.But how long are we just gona think about oneself..y cant we all think about each other..it might sound philosophical but if given a thought y cant we..I appreciate for the candle march and then the human chain and all..If we stand all together forgetting to which religion caste etc etc we belong and just have 1 thing in our minds 4ever dat we are first and foremost INDIANS...and fight for our rights...none of the political parties have come forward to help our people who were undergoing all these pains..Its alwyz been NSG,POLICE DEPT,ARMY MEN and ofcourse the common people 2...I salute all these emminent people who have sacrificied their lives..and will continue to do so..and its an honest appeal let us now not forget what has hppnd coz as humans we do tend 2 forget..but not this time..
Let us have a dynamic system and people working who first think about INDIA AND THE PEOPLE nad lastly about themselves...and set ourselves as an example to other countries...
Today, I admit, that I am petrified and there is anger within,
How long will they just talk and not act, when will these ‘always ready to comment’ cartoons realize what the nation is suffering?
Jai Hind...
pallavi
pallavibhoirekar@gmail.com

I feel sad for wht has happened.People should know that terrorism has no religion and stop blaming or misbehaving with muslims.Hemant karkare is a real hero,i could have stayed out and could have sent officers working below him,instead he lead the way and sacrificied his life for the country.People who don't VOTE have no right to say the government sucks or anything like that,youth especially.So atleast vote for a good goverment this time.

I knw i shudnt ask this here but can u cast me in ur movie.I'm 18 and i want to be an actor.Can u please atleast tell me how can i start my career.My family is not interested in films and they never support me.I hope you will help me out on this.

And i strongly feel that many films could be made on ''RELATIONSHIPS'' and u make the best out of them.

thank you.
-----Rishik{rishik_007@yahoo.co.in}
hyderabad,INDIA

karan!!!! please, please, please update!!!!!

hi Karan
i have a story in mind which i think you might like.
the script is nearly half ready.
Let me know if you are interested.
you have my email id.

Other than that i want to ask you one more thing. Although i have done a lot of street plays, english plays and musical dramas i would like to be a director someday and thats where you come in!!!!

How do you pick your assistant directors? i would like to know that. i know you get mails like these by the hundreds every day but believe me my case is different. I am a software engineer by profession . Totally dissatisfied although it pays pretty well. i am willing to slug it out. I want to get into the entertainment industry because i believe its my true calling. I know its a long shot but send me a mail in case you are interested. i'll send you the first draft of my script.

regards
Rohan Chawla

Hello Karan. I love your blog and you are a great man. Believe me. Your work is so wonderful. Never change and be always yourself.
Greetings to your family and all the best to them.
I'm from Germany and I love India alot. I'm 20 and I want to come asap. But its very difficult.
Here its a pic of me:-)
http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff267/Bianca0688/My%20Pictures/?action=view&current=Bild276.jpg
I would love to hear from you, That would be the best in my life.
THANKS SO MUCH.
God bless you and take care of you and your family.
Lots of love,
Bianca

karan, can you please tell us something about the shooting of my name is khan and something about srk and kajol pls! by the way, if you go to the golden globe awards then i think that you should take kajol as your date!!!

karan..
two months since you dispensed any pearls of wisdom!
man give us some fodder to chew on na!
you must be in LA, wifi ki koi kami nahi...

bolo bolo kuchh to bolo!
jaldi se

aapki
neha

hi karan. i`m a great fan of u. urenglish is fasinating. ur english is even more better than my teacher. i`m from singapore.my name is khan.[just kidding] my name is santhiya. i`m a die hard fan of u , kajol and srk.the combination of u guys is the best,can`t believe that i`m talking to the guy hu direct those super films like,kkhh,kank,kkkg and oncoming sure hit my name is khan. ahhhhh!!!! i just love u!!!! please emaio me. sparks_17@live.com

Hi Karan,

My name is Yoga. I am from Singapore and i am a big fan of yours.
I love all the films that you have given to us. It is heart wrenchng real life stories which i love to watch.

i would actually like to see you more on screen as i feel that you have can act well. I want you to act as a hero atleast in a movie. I think that it will really make a big hit.

I really love to see you onscreen. I am looking forward to more of your productions. Each and every movie by you is very realistic and i like them a lot.

Since i stay in Singapore i do not really get to see KWK on TV. I always try to get the episodes on youtube or online.

Your KWK show is fantastic and very good. It is a good mind relaxer. Especially the rapid fire rounds.

Karan i really hope that you can come and do a show in Singapore. Just a show by you. I really would love to meet you in person.

You are great. Hope tp hear from you soon.

I know that you are a busy man however i hope to hear a reply from you soon.

Love,
Yoga

Hi Karan,

This is on behalf of all fans of SEK and yourself from orkut. As you have realized that the key to first week is the hype generated for the movie. We want to make sure that maximum hype is generated for MNIK, and we fans are willing to do any distance for that. We have some ideas but would ike to make it public, so please let someone mail back and we can get started accordingly.

luv
--Raj

Hey Karan.. I am a big fan of your show Koffee with Karan! My wife and I are bored of the imitations and we are longing for the original's season 3. Will that happen?
Watching Dostana this weekend on Original DVD rented from indianmovieclub.com !! :o)

Dear Karan,

A new topic: I am so happy that you, Shah Rukh, and Gauri (from what I read) are going to the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.

I hope it's just as wonderful a time for all of you as you can hope for, and I hope you keep good notes on every single conversation and observation, I'll be watching this space for when you blog about it.

I'm sure Hollywood will love you all, if they don't already-- Virginia

I am very sure that you would have watched SRK’s new movie “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.”

I am not writing this mail to analyze the movie or any such thing. But I request you to please have in mind the scene where the director has introduced all his favourite heroines in a song sequence; be it for sentimental reason or as a marketing strategy. This is going to be the subject matter of my mail to you.

I have a personal agenda too behind this mail and I would like to come straight to the point.

We see many talk shows now being aired on the small screen. Most of them are great success. I find that viewers feel great sense of participation in such shows and the direct benefit is that we see many performers making successful careers out of such shows.

I feel that you are the right person to initiate one more such show. This will not be a talent search for a singer / dancer / actor / or a Jockey for MTV and the like. We can very loosely name it as a talent search for “Scene Builder”.

When a story is conceptualized for a movie, a great part of success depends on how a particular scene is presented. I find that in many cases though the story writer would have come up with a very powerful scene but the way the scene is presented it may take the soul away; this can happen the other way. The directors will enhance the story and literally pour life into a particular scene much about the story writer’s expectation.

Now coming to the talent search for Scene Builder, the participants can be given just a wafer thin objective of a scene which may be like:

• A rich and affluent girl returns home after her studies abroad - and relatives come to receive
• Parents would like to celebrate the birthday of their only teen aged daughter
• Lovers meet for the first time after fixing up time
• A young couple who are madly in love try to celebrate their common friend (a lady friend)
• Hero, heroine and another man meet
• …… and so on……

We see such scenes in movies-after-movies and we see so many directors treating such scenes in a routine and mundane fashion.

Coming to the point, if Aditya Chopra had put this question to me – saying I would like all my heroines to put a show in my Rab Ne... movie, I would have come up with the following scene – with due respect to the scene shown in the movie Rab…:

“It is heroine’s birthday i.e. Tanni’s. Her husband, in this case the simpleton Surinder, celebrates in his own style - with a lot love and with a red rose neatly kept on a birthday card, sheepishly observing from the corner of his eyes for his wife’s reaction.
However, his wife reminiscences her last birthday celebrated in her dad’s house. She being the favourite of the whole locality, the women folks - old and young belonging to different communities put up a great show for Tanni .

The different women folks could be our own Kajol, Preity, Rani and so on. Here you can introduce Raj amidst the above heroine and Tanni is shaken and brought back to real like when she sees that Raj dances finally with her too.”

The participants’ suggestions should be judgedand the winners declared.

How is my Idea !! ?

I genuinely, good or bad, would like to have your comments….. please…..

vijaya

Hey Karan,

Hope you're well. I am a recent convert to your semi-regular blog posts, and please, allow me to say that your writing is truly inspirational. You have always been an eloquent speaker who I have enjoyed watching and listening to, at the same time. And although, I was quite young when KKHH and K3G came out, let me add, I just loved them. In fact, funnily enough, I was actually watching KKHH a few weeks ago, while I had come down with the pox. It's a classic. I look forward to your work for the future and wishing you best of luck and health for everything you do.

P.S: let me confess about a small fantasy world I had created for myself. A while ago, way before I entered my degree, I thought I'd grow up to bump into you one fine day some place where you would be shooting for a movie of yours, and I'd request you to speak to me for a few minutes, and I'd narrate to you an idea of a movie so great in its entirety, that you agree to produce the script with me heading the directorial wagon (with no prior experience, may I add). Well, I must say, I laugh at it, sometimes now when I think about it. Your movies can do that to people, trust me. Especially to people who adore film-making like I do...

Anyways...

Looking forward to a lot more updates on "Khan", so keep us informed!

Bless,

Arslan

Hello there! I am wondering if the cast and crew will be shooting any scenes in the DC area? I'd love to have a chance to meet Karan and the stars of the film. Thanks!

KARAN, I SAW YOU AND SHAHRUKH AND THE WHOLE SLUMDOG GANG AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES AND I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ALL. I HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVING A GREAT TIME AT THE AFTER PARTIES. :)

Love,

Anita

most definately not the correct area to ask - however I'd love to know what the Globes experience was like for you - I got to go a couple years ago - wouldve given an arm and a leg to be able to go this year especially with the Amazing success of Slumdog (am a British Indian living in LA so doubly proud of the movie cast and accomplishments atthe Globes) but even more so for the sheer fact that you Gauri and Shah Rukh were in attendance...

Please please blog about the experience..

- A Huge fan - (If I wasnt flying to Mumbai on vaca tomorrow wouldve been stalking you all in S. Cal ;) )

Sun

hi sir , i m a huge fan of yours..I'm so proud that there's such intellegent and creative mind as Karan in this world. you're young but this fantacy and imagination you've got, amazing how you create such huge work by this age!! I don't think you need to hear all those compliments coz u know them already! but, on the other side, we can't hide wat we feel either :) God bless you, and your work.
do reply me at minazrocks@ymail.com
lots of love,
Minaz..

hey karan i watched the golden globes last night and i thought it was amazing to see shahrukh presenting slumdog millionaire! Living in north america it was great to see to great worlds of fim come together! i hope that bollywood gets to go t the globes and oscars in the future!!
please write about your experiences at the globes!!!
ps dostana was amazing!! ive watched it about 5-7 times already!

hey karu
its been forever u have written anything!!!
write something dude!
loved dostana.
waiting for your updates
k

hi,


i just got the dvd or DOSTANA:) very awesome!!!! love the colors, Priyanka.. AND AB jr... John was ok ( he looked good though, but was very bland).... as was Bobby's performance.. dude u should have had someone else...
loved how u incorporated the scene from KKHH, it was soooooooooooooooo sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet:)... gosh that brought back memories of when i has seen it...
none the less.. congrats on all the succes, i LOVE DESI GIRL, that is THE SONG of 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

god bless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and looking 4ward 2 your next movies...
oh yes, Cool u were there... for GOLDEN GLOBes, but u AND SRK should have worn JODHPURI YA!!!!! Gauri, looked really gorgeous!

c ya!

I think firstly that it was shocking about mumbai i live in the uk but its soo heartbreaking to see. I am glad about one thing thought that family of the brave people that fought against this are getting respect they deserve for media may they rest in peace and your blog was good to read as usual and well said you. What we need more than anything is unity.


It was so good to see bollywood more specifically srk at the global awards yesterday, was such a big moment a indian star being called to a event like that. SRK is just getting bigger *touchwood* just when you think hes reached heights be it in dubai or being called to global awards.

I am really eager to see Kajol-Srk together now afer seeing Rab ne bana di jodi and the song in they are sizzling. The film was amazing even with that SRKs role really suprised me the character was adorable though.

I finally saw dostana on DVD( Orignal lol may i add.. ) i am not a big fan of indian movies personally i like the humour your and farahs movies tend to have than some other blockbuster comedies...that movie i could not stop laughing all the way through that is the honest truth. It was soo good from the script, dialogues to the casting of the actors. Really different type of movie definetly need more movies like that.

karan karan ....where r u..... i know its tough doing two jobs at same time...shooting and blogging.....
make some time off atleast once in 3 days....keep updating on MY NAME IS KHAN
...we truly deserve atleast some pics.........

HEY KARAN , I HOPE YOU ARE FINE !

I CAN't WAIT TO HAVE NEWS ABOUT YOUR SHOOTING IN LOS ANGELES !

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GREAT MOVIES WITH KAJOL AND SHAH RUKH , THEY MAKE US DREAMING !

YOU ARE THE BEST !

THANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNK UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
MERCIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Hey Karan.
Its nice that we've finally found a way to interact with you.
I am writing this to you because i really feel that u are a nice person at heart and would understand my problem.Actually there is a major problem in my life which i have been facing since many years.I haven't been able to solve it yet and things are turning bad now.Just for humanity sake please contact me once may be through mail.Also i want to make sure to you that this is no prank and i am just willing to have a healthy discussion with you.I feel that this way to you has been shown to me by god.Please help me. I seriously need it.
contact me through my id that is sharma_pooja98@yahoo.com.
Desperately seeking your reply.
Pooja.

once in 3 days .... hahaha - funny Karthik.

soo nice to see you all at the golden globes. Gauri in her sari- very beautifull! and srk as usual making us want to love and respect India. and you with your nose in the air (that is a joke).

as soon as the movie, Slumdog Miljonair, comes out here I will go and see it. I here from different people that it is a good and realistic movie as far as Mumbai is concerned. that interests me. still with typical bollywood elements (usp's srk would say, I think)

music is beautifull!

have fun making your/our movie!

Hey Karan...,

I was so happy to see you, Shahrukh Khan, and Gauri on tv at the Golden Globes... I was also happy to see Slumdog Millionaire winning awards too...

My friends and I are looking forward to see My Name Is Khan...

I want to thank you for making films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, K3g, KHNH, and KANK, because they make me feel very happy... Thanks Again!

Not sure why I come to this blog. There are absolutely no updates. Karan, no need to come up with a "perfect" blog entry, even short one liners will do at least to know what's happening on your end...

Dear Mr. Karan,
We were so near to break into tears when seeing your lovely triangle (karan, Kajol, Shahrukh) on the set of "My name is Khan". It was just AMAZING! Only this chain of love and friendship can make this magic! I am sure right now you don't have enough time even to sleep, but please just write one line to change this topic and leave the other works to your fans.
say our greetings to lovely srk and kajol. Just be sure your film will be an unforgettable HIT!

Karan, I just came across a web page that says you have a Masters degree in French... Moi aussi. :-)
Pourquoi tu ne blogues plus? Te lire nous manque...

hey karan,
thanks for some of the pictures of shooting mnik but please tell us more about the film...

India's the most talented director,

Hi Karan,

Long days....we are missing your input....Lot of things are there....there was one movie last year (2007)....some critics says its a masala movie....whatever....storyline was same formulated....more established woman....a yet to established man fall in her fame, love & likewise....But there was another one villain who killed her....And she was killed for the cost of her goodness, love....The man have to take -R-E-V-E-N-G-E- ....He got another loving woman's help to do it....then he ultimately did it.....with some spiritual connection/ supernatural body action....8 packs is 6 packs....2007 NOV is 2008 DEC....Business profit how could b different?


So we are missing your review on it, for 2008 DEC.

MORAL: Creative people can do copy.


Overseas market profit shows- it has becomes next to your 'KANK'....So be cautious.........just kidding,


So if anyone can bring both of them( S R K & aamir), in a single frame, then its only our beloved KARAN JOHAR, we believe. So can you do it in your next?( after MNIK? ).....and why not possible?.........If MNIK hypnotises most of us in every possible senses.....


All the best man,



Me signing off............one more thing....I will surely could not believe if you please make a reply note:-)


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abc4pal@rediffmail.com

Hi, Karan ~
When the Golden Globes came on I practically went cross-eyed watching the background, rather than those being featured and/or interviewed. I'm quite certain I saw a glimpse of you on screen for a few seconds...not nearly enough!!! There was an article in India Times debating whether or not SRK should have introduced "Slumdog Millionaire." Of course, there were negative and positive remarks. Negative? Come on, now! Any opportunity to point out the great Cinema from or about India is a good thing...Everyone should be happy that SRK made it to the stage...and wishing you were there, too! Speaking of which, looking forward to when you again have time to post to your blog --- miss you! OK, I'm rambling. Let me close by saying I hope that someday you film in my neck of the woods. I live near the Finger Lakes region (if you look at a map, you will see the reason for the name) in upstate NY, USA. And if you visit the region, you will be near Rochester, NY ~ Where George Eastman built his film business, that spread all over the world. Alas, it is just a shadow of what it was, but still --- the history is here. Best wishes, Karan.

hi Karan ,

one advice 2 u : PLSSS STOP BLOGGING ....u r very much irregular ..... Take some tips from BIG B on how to balance work & blogging .....
one more advice : after my name is khan , start to direct movies with some great actors like BIG B, ajay devgan, aamir khan , paresh rawal, .....
GOD bless u n ur career with srk...

BYE

Dear Karan...

I'm still awe with the MNIK on-set pictures of SRKajol and you... The 'Awesome-Three-Some'... Its been few days since I saw them... Those were exceptionally great pauses... The English dictionary doesn't have enough adjectives to describe the beauty of you all three together... There was such a nice bonding and closeness... Thanks soo much for providing them for the crazy SRKajol fans and we do really appreciate it... You are the best of the rest and you are the best source of SRKajol... Once again thanks thanks and thanks soo much for the great pauses... I love you..!

The pictures of SRKajol are worth two films... Really, there is just something else between SRKajol, which the world will never understand. EVER. They were just standing next to each other, but there was appearance of so much much chemistry and sexual yearning from their body language... Wa allah, I will never understand why they are so good and how they manage to look so superb together... THE BESTESTSTESTEST JODI IN THE WORLD...!

I loved the costumes.. All in black looking so sexy... Wa allah... You couldnt have provided us a better snaps... Kajol looked totally young, more younger than ever, probably coz of the man she was standing with...I totally loved her hair... As mentioned before, SRK is in hottest form, he just gets better especially when he stands next to Kajol... Both are just made for each other...

And you look always great, hot and sexy with SRKajol, you are the master... :) :)

Thanks soo much for your providing your reactions to the media about shooting with Kajol after a gap of 8 long years... I wonder if you guyz really cried like K3G first days and how much SRK was amused by it... You guyz are just the purest form of what good-est best friends are... Kisi ka nazar na lage...

Love and Love,
Naani

hi karan...i saw your comments on Dostana being banned in pakistan in e-version of PGN...i was just happy to learn that you talk to media as extensively as reaching out to PGN too...i showed it to my bf whos a big bollywood fan ....we love your movies...we know that you've shot many a times in philly and that's where we are (i am indian and my bf's italian :-)...next time you're in philadelphia, drop in at woodys or pure...and we'll love to meet with you!! they might also be good spots to shoot a song in your next movie...
love,
RS, Philadelphia

karu baby u dint write about star screen?? neither bout your chivas experience...cmon we are waiting...all inside gossip...satyam fraud and all that is happening...about oye its friday and that u r there in luck by chance.... bout mumbai marathon...slumdog millionare....and my name is khan...waise i knw the story (shah rukh discussed it on oye its friday) so do write as we are all waiting....
bbye and keep staying busy...

does kajol have a major role in your film, because some articles that i have read said that she doesn't have a prominent role. i hope this film does justice to her talent...can't wait to see her back in my name is khan!!!

Just read some shocking news - how true is this?------

Kajol who agreed to do the film after a lot of deliberation is now asking for a far more prominent role in the film. This comes as a surprise considering the deep friendship between Kajol and Karan Johar.

And evidently it is Kajol's mother Tanuja, who is accompanying her, who is to be blamed. Our sources say that Kajol demanded that Karan give her more punchy dialogues only on her mother's insistence.

An insider said, “Kajol has realised that she does not have too much to do in the film since the film completely revolves around Shah Rukh. Sensing Kajol's turmoil, Tanuja asked Kajol to convince Karan to give her dialogue which will leave a more lasting impression.”

After Kajol had a talk with Karan, we hear that he had no choice but to bow down to the mother-daughter diktat.

We attempted to get in touch with Tanuja but her phone was unreachable.

hey karan,

this is actually the first time that i have ever read your blog and I must say that you are an eloquent individual.

I am sure seeing as I am the 258th comment and you already stated you don't have enough time to put your own words down on this blog, it's highly unlikely you are sifting through so many ramblings from strangers... but just in case. :)

i was in bombay during the terrorist attacks and i was a senior in high school during the columbine shootings (one of the first notorious school shootings that happened in the states about a decade ago) and its strange how although the scale was quite different - an international crises vs. a high school trauma - so much was the same.

in the aftermath of the shooting, my circle of of friends took a stand quite different than those around us. Although we had lost a dear friend and many others suffered the traumatic experience of watching others shot to death, we decided to not only take responsibility because of our lack of love towards the enemy, but also to have real forgiveness.

it wasn't a popular choice and when we reached out to remember the pain of our enemies by planting a tree for every person dead - including the two shooters- others in our community could not accept that this was the road to true healing and the beginning of peace. two of our trees were cut down by others who did not believe in forgiveness.

nothing in the world will change with policy - not the problems in bombay, nor high schools acrossed america, nor gaza strip, north korea or burma. it all has to change with love.

sorry... this turned out a lot longer than i intended!!!

Hello Karan...How are you,,,OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I CAN'T BREATHE Karan. OMG OMG OMG
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OMG YESSSSSSSSSSSS MAGICIAL JODI IS BAKED...
http://i42.tinypic.com/219crwn.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/rh96qp.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/33z8lyu.jpg
WOOOOOW they look so good. Just curious which magazine are these pictures... I can't belive it...SrKajol Back!!!
OMG...Karan...you know how much I love SrKajol...and you know How much I was Disquiet...
Karan I want say you my felt when I saw those pix:
01-15-2009, 01:12 AM
when I saw the picturs for a moment my body became cold...I just screamed...and I bigan to Weep...I really couldn't belive is that SrKajol? are they really stay together? is it Shahrukh how hug Kajol?
how close they are standing .... so CLOSE !!!!!!!!
is that the reall Queen between you and Shahrukh?
I don't know how much I was looking at those 3 picturs...and I don't know how much I was shoked...I really don't know what happend for my body...and why I am crying...I just coulden´t controled my self omg that is so great...
the once thing that I was thinking about was: dream will happend in the Reality...
yes My Dream happend reall...
I can't belive now is the time to stop wating ...I cant stop looking at the pics...I'm going to have super jodi dreams forever...They are Amazing!!!Fantastic!!!Mindblowing!!!Gorgeous!!!Mad e for each other...
I have no words..... they are unbelievable...superb together. They are fantastic together!!!This film will ROCK ...The power of Kajolites, right on.The picture with SRK holding the mobile exudes so much chemistry
OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! I'm dead! Is this real? Or am I in heaven?
OMG! I can't breath! OMG! They are the hottest what the world can offer! OMG! They are so cool! So amazing together! OMG!I AM CRYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!! I can't believe my eyes! They look INCREDIBLE together!!! I have never seen anyone more beautiful than these two! So hot!!!! They look like two agents - Mr. and Mrs. Khan! And Karan so proud! OUR HERO!!!
Karan I don't know how can I say you thank you...you are m hero and you made my dream in reality...
you are the best human on the world....
hope the best fot My Name Is Khan...
Lots of love..............................................................Tina

jeez, i think it is time for a new blog!

Dear Karan!

Is this article about Kajol and Tanuja true? I don't think so. Please tell something about that in your next blog.

Can't wait for MNIK. SRKajol 4ever and ever.

HELLO KARAN JI, HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO READ THIS NOTE!
FIRST OF ALL I REALLY WISH THAT ALL THE SUFFERING IN THE WORLD WAS NO MORE, THAT IT WAS A THING OF THE PAST, BUT IS A REALITY, OUR REALITY, AND THAT CAN ONLY BE GONE IF WE ALL DO OUR PART! , EXAMPLES: NO MORE "THE UNTOUCHABLES" IN INDIA, NO MORE WAR BETWEEN GAZA & ISRAEL, NO MORE STEPPING ON THE POWERLESS IN GEORGIA FROM RUSSIA, NO MORE "KIDNAPPINGS" IN COLOMBIA FRON THE FARC, NO MORE POWER TO THE DRUG CARTELS IN MEXICO, NO MORE CRAZY PSYCHOS UN USA, THIS IS TO NAME SOME.
ONE PERSON CAN'T DO EVERYTHING BUT ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU ARE MAKING "MY NAME IS KHAN", WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS AND WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU WILL MAKE A MASTERPIECE AS ALWAYS!, BUT PLEASE DON'T FORGET THAT THE REASON WE GO TO THE MOVIES IS TO TRY AND FORGET ALL THE BAD FOR A LITTLE BIT AND TO REMEMBER THAT THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON IN THE WORLD, PLEASE MAKE US FALL INLOVE AGAIN WITH SHAH RUKH & KAJOL THEN MAKE US CRY THEN BE HAPPY AGAIN, YOU ARE GREAT AT THAT!(KKHH/KKKG...) WELL I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW AGAIN THAT WE ALL LOVE YOU, AND SHAH RUKH TOO!!!.
PLEASE MAKE AVAILABLE THE KKKG SONGS IN iTUNES, I LOVE THEM AND I CAN'T GET THEM (are they available?).
OXOXOX EDI

PS. PLEASE TELL SHAH RUKH THAT MY 4-YEAR OLD WANTS TO MARRY HIM (I hope her dreams do not come true!)

Hello Karan...
Please Please Please say about Kajol roll at My name is Khan...Please Karan...
Please say...we know about Shahrukh Please say about Kajol Please,,,
Lots of Love....................................Tina

Hi Karan...
Karan can I ask a quastion?
Could you please explane those news for me?
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''Kajol has realized that she does not have too much to do in the film since the film completely revolves around Shah Rukh. Sensing Kajol's turmoil, Tanuja asked Kajol to convince Karan to give her dialogue which will leave a more lasting impression.''
After Kajol had a talk with Karan, we hear that he had no choice but to bow down to the mother-daughter diktat.
...............................................................................................
Whats that?????
This medi are sooooooooo mean...
as like this news every article make it and showed very badly...they said Kajol is not at my name is khan as much as shahrukh...is it really reall?
Karan How it can be posible? you are biringing back SrKajol after 8 years...you know how much people are waiting to see them...why you let to media to distributed and be mean to Kajol...kajol know better than every one so How can she obey from her mother?
Karan pelase update and say about Kajol ...and say the media are lie...
Karan I dont know why the medias are so mean to Kajol...
Karan we fans of Kajol are very worry ...please say some thing please karan...
Karan you know we just have you to reliance...
Please Karan...don't let to media to do that with Kajol...
Lots of love...................................................................Tina

I am probably your biggest fan in the world and have loved each film you have made so far (barring Kaal!). THEREFORE IT SADDENS ME TO SAY: Dostana was...a disappointment. Quite boring and not all that funny. ...Well, maybe it's just that I expect the earth from you. Please deliver in My Name is Khan. I am already hailing it as my favorite film of all time, without having seen it. Don't get Tanujad if you don't want to. Please maintain the integrity of the script, even if you have to ditch Kajol. It's all about the film.

Please ask Konkana Sen Sharma NOT TO REVEAL the plot of Wake Up Sid so soon. I just heard an interview she gave in which she hinted towards certain plot points, which was surprisingly immature of her,

GIVE US A FIRST LOOK OF SOMETHING AT LEAST...

Karan I love you, you are number one, but I can't take it anymore!! I come online and check every other day to see if you have blogged since November 30th. But, when I come on, I get soooooo disappointed because you have not blogged for 2 MONTHS!!!! Karan, I know you're very busy, but please please.... If Mr. Bachchan can blog EVERYDAY and say he's sorry for not blogging for ONE day, I think you can put a little time for your fans.

Thank you,
Araliya
USA

How right you are and you have portrayed your thoughts and feelings so well....I am sure all Indians feel the way you do..
After the incident I wrote a few lines....

Terrorised

We call ourselves free, living in a free nation,
But forever we live in shackles of fear.
We say we are independent and can take any action,
But always wonder if a terrorist attack is near?

They came, they killed, they played havoc in our lives,
Mercilessly slaughtered the innocent and left us terrorized,
They are cruel , they are hardened, they are brutal tribes,
They have no religion, no cast just an aim to keep us traumatized.

But for how long can we sit back and ignore these atrocities?
How long can we count on these politicians to protect us?
These greedy dogs with their vested interests know no crises,
We will not forgive, but expel them, and they cannot stop us.

Let us not invite terrorism by ignoring these acts of cowardice,
Let us join hands and fight them till they fall,
We will not be terrorized by these evil viruses, lets finalize,
Make this world peaceful, live life with no fear that’s all.

Dia

I don’t know why I can’t see any off my comments. I been sending few, don’t know what the reason is???
Jmg

Salam!!!!!!!

Thank's Karan for bringring back Kajol and Shahrukh after so many years!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they are looking perfect together!!!!!!!!!!! once again thank you !!!

Bye Bye Beslama

Got to know about SRK's shoulder injury and his enduring the pain resulting fom the same for the last one month or so. Hats off to this 'HERO' who always goes extra miles to keep his word and commitment.

God bless you SRK and we wish you a very fast recovery !
s.s.

KARAN!!!!!!!!!! As your faithful fan and admirer, I DEMAND THAT YOU UPDATE THIS BLOG THIS VERY INSTANT (with plenty of news about how the filming of my name is khan went)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please, please, please tell us how it was on the sets with the infamous jodi???????? do srk and kajol still have their on screen spark?????????? KARAN. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
with a cherry on top...UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Karan Please give us something. Tell us something about your new film. Thank you and god bless you

Thilina From Sri Lanka

Karan, where are you? Please write something for your readers.

Hi Karan

I write from the US - I'm a big fan of your Koffee with Karan show - managed to watch all the episodes and felt so much at home! And now, there aren't any episodes left to be watched :( Please resume the show - you're an amazing TV show host and one of the best I 've seen! Naturally comfortable :) Please please resume the show for all your fans!

Best wishes
Ramya

Karan Ji,

Where are you? I've been waiting for your next blog since Dec last year! Please say something...

TQ

Sir,You are a greatest film directer of the millenium

PLease direct Meryl Streep! She is the best thing to have ever happened to Hollywood, and you (and SRK) are the best thing to have ever happened to Bollywood. Get her to play a small walk-on part in My name is Khan! I will pay SO MUCH to see you direct Meryl Streep. PLEASE!!!!!

Karan, with regard to the news below, i want to make one request: please don't get bullied, whether by Kajol or Tanuja. DO NOT - UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES - compromise on the FILM. THe film is above all. Drop Kajol if she's ruining it.

NEWS:
It is possibly the first time Karan Johar is facing trouble shooting for a film and giving his a hard time is apparently his good friend Kajol, also the leading lady of his movie “My Name is Khan”.

Karan first had a tough time convincing Kajol to do the film. She finally gave him the nod, but is now proving very difficult to please.

Reportedly, Kajol first asked Karan to give her more on-screen presence and Karan had to modify the script as per her requirement. She then refused to go to LA without her daughter Nysa, who initially couldn’t travel with her to Los Angeles because of a problem with her visa. Karan had a tough time convincing her to leave for LA without her daughter as his shooting schedule would have been disrupted if Kajol didn’t show up on time.

Now again Karan is said to be facing a problem. Kajol is apparently taking nine people along with her to LA. She, her daughter Nysa, her sister Tanisha, her mom Tanuja, her hair dresser and her fashion designer with assistants. And what’s more, she has even asked Karan to give Tanuja a small role in the film!

hi, karan

we really appreciate wat you hv co-designed in Dostana....it's gr8 fun throughout...still it least hurting to our eastern-valued ppl...so keep it up

now its time to make one, which can score 50+. My super ex girlfriend, the film i hv soaked 50 times atleast, and stll counting....man you can do it likewise....hope it wll be wd MNIK....I hv soaked KANK >20 times...and this should be a way of worthing a film....

I find it very shameful for oscar award committee that movies like TZP, RDB hv been overlooked...essence is grossly underestimated....shame for them...may b they were desperate to overlook about what a school going child sometimes feels...bcoz it is a very similar picture in their home too.

slumdog millionaire hopefully curb their escape....escaping reality.


a nobel laureate , a famous film director, a gr8 writer, an ex US V-P, a democrat's presidensial candidate of 2000, and that is Al Gore....thus east or west india is the best, bcoz we hv least scope for such a person to come in the front position.

...in India till recently there are two major super political parties...d ultimate maker of indian fate....commander in chief of these parties are appointed by blind loyalty/ancestry-heredity....thus if an external/internal agent becomes able to buy this two bigbosses....country will be in everlasting slavery....our counrty could be sold...and If not yet:-)

one bigboss trying hard to reintroduce monarche forgeting the possible consequences,
cf,
another bigboss is trying hard to divide countrymen in d name of religion, and for now.In driving delusional hope of "to absorb wealth from its weaker section"....so it's predictable that their next instinct wll b to divide us by sex, money, qualification, spoken-language, geo-locality, age, colour of skin or iris, dress, caste , creed, food-habit, locality, and even by zodiac[as they use to do all these practice in there personal-social areas], wd hope to absorb the same....

basically they both use to practice gross inequality which can hatch confliction/crime/communalism of any types....qualities come last to them....tag is most important for them!

still HOPE is there for we, d common ppl....only If we could indenfy them....30% work wll b done
and if we could detect fault in the system....50% work is done.

so it's now a wake up time for us for prevention of repeatation of 26/11/08 Mumbai.
& our beloved KARAN JOHAR can make a contribution in this endevour by using cinamatic medium,


MORAL:we wll reply u whethr or not you make reply,





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Hi Karan.

I know you're extremely busy, but please to grace us with a wonderful blog post now and then! :)

Love,

Anita

Dear Sir,

This is Gorakshnath, studying in First year Diploma in Film Editing at Film & Television Institute of India. My family backgroud in Farmer. I find it difficult to meet up monthly expences as there is no expternal support. Therefore, I can not concentrate on film studies. I am in search of the supporter who can bear my educational expences for next three years (Rs. 80,000 per year), Which I can pay back as soon as I complete my education and start earning. I know, I am applying a wild way of sending emails and waiting for positive replies. It But yet there is a hope for me.
Sir, Please let me know about the possibilities.


Let me know.

Regards
Gorakshnath

gorakshnath@hotmail.com

Dear Karan!

We waited for 7 years to see SRKajol together again. But now we can't even be happy about it because the media is trying to bash Kajol all the time. You can only read negative things about her.

Check this links out and please tell us what's going on here!

http://www.theinsider.com/news/1614248_Kajol_Has_Menopause
http://www.masala.com/10200-karan-johar-carries-kajols-excess-baggage

Tum door sahi, majboor sahi...
par yaad tumhari aati hai...
tum saans waha par leti ho, badbu yaha tak aati hai...


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tumne mere tan se khela..
tumne mere man se khela...

tumne mere tan se khela,
tumne mere man se khela..

aur to aur...tumne mere dhan se bhi khela...

WELL PLAYED..WELL PLAYED...WELL PLAYED...

Hi Karan

We are hearing all reports of kajol not having a good role in the movie and also bad press abt her demands. Please throw some light whatever is truth. We really want to know

Hello Karan Johar
Thank you for making wonderful films that my whole family enjoys.
I just want to say that all these people who say ditch Kajol and all this other nonsense:
Please dont jump to conclusions! the media will find any possible story or rumor (even if its made up)just so that they can stir up controversy.My name is khan hasnt even being edited yet!Relax people,this is exactly what the media wants you to do!
Kajol is a Great actress,and she deserves to work with a great director like Karan,dont be hating!

from
sickandtiredofmediaandpeople!

Hi Karan, where are you? We know you are back in Mumbai since 2 weeks. Please update us with a new blog. Its been over 2 months. I visit this site everyday to check if there are any updates. Please write to us soon. I want to hear what you felt about RNBDJ, Suriji and shooting experience of MNIK

Thanks for bringing my favorite onscreen pair back. I just love Shah Rukh Khan. I know MNIK is going to be an out of this world performance. He is going for a surgery in the next few days. I am praying for him, I know everything will be fine and my hero will be back giving his brightest smile on the big screen. Wishing you a speedy recovery Shah.

Karan, waiting for your new blog.

Hope you are doing fine!

Missing 'Koffee with Karan ' so much . Please come back soon with the show after giving your best to MNIK.............since we love your movies also in the same measure.

With best regards.
s.s.

karan,
we know you are busy with shooting of MNIK, but can you please please make a few posts on this blog..kya hai ye...more than 2 months now! I am sure you can take out 30 min!

chalo, hope this message GETS to you... :)

Hi karan, i'm a kajolites and i'm from malaysia..
i dont know wether or not you r going to read watever i'm going to write next, but i don care.. i really wanna say sumthing here.
recently, there are sooooo many bullshit regarding our kajol demandind this and that.. and i certainly does not believe in any of that and i know none of that is true.. but it really bothers me when there are some stupid or jealous people think that those craps are true.. rajiv masand has explain about it himself and it proves that all the bullshits are baseless.. and karan i know that you think that you should not respond to this craps but somehow you have to do something about it before it turns worse.. Kajol is a sweetheart of many and there are just some jealous bastard trying to get her off..
please karan n i luv u for brignging kajol back with srk.. without her this movie will not get as much hype as it has right now.. n u know it.

"My name is AQ Khan"... you are a patriotic Indian, Thank you so much for making a movie on AQ KHAN.... you might get an oscar... inshah allah.....

Hello Karan...
How are you... Whats up?
Long Time don't see...
Karan Please update you blog and say about SrKajol in my name is khan...how was working with them after 8 years?
Please Karan...Im crazyyyyyyy to know about them...
Love you...........................................Tina

THE FIRE IS NOW WTHIN US FOR NOT BLOGGING......

i have written a poem, heard u r fond of reading kindly read it...

i ahve named it
post 26/11

What’s done is done,
Let’s stop this blame game,
Let’s keep the anguish alive in our hearts,
And let no one extinguish this flame,

He broke our nest, it was our error
But he could never break us,
Not even with his terror,
His end has become our ultimate aim
Now we will not let anyone extinguish this flame

Open your ears you back stabber, you cheat
We are awake and no longer asleep,
If ever you try to step over my feet,
Get ready for an ostentatious treat.
You or a devil is one and the same
Now we will not let anyone extinguish this flame

We will not forget it this time,
We will not let the night wane,
We will not nurse our wounds,
We will bear the pain.
There shall be no next time
Keep it in mind, when we proclaim
Now, we will not let anyone extinguish this flame…

Regards

Jyotsna...

Karan, Karan, Karan where are you????????? It’s been 3 months there is no news from you. I open this page every night with lots of hope to see if there is new massage from you but even tonight I got disappointed again….. I know you are very busy but Please write some thing to all your fans. Hope next time when I open this page first I can see your new letter second my comments because last couple of months what ever I send to you can’t see them. It’s sad I thing they select them and I should be very lucky to see my writing there. At the moment I am watching K3G, I watched this movie few times and every time I watch this movie is like the first time I saw that. Karan you are the best and will be for ever!!! Can’t wait to see your new movies specially My Name Is Khan with my favorite stars SRK and Kajol.wish SRK the best hope he get well soon. God save my hero and hopefully he recover very fast and be ready for next shooting for MNIK. Please please please .........................................make me and all your fans happy. waiting for your new blog............. July smg

its strange to know that u even found time to notice the poorly organised press meets in the middle of 26/11.that was the last thing that came to my mind, we are indians and if we confuse austria for australia its no big deal can the west even pronounce an asian name correctly?

Hi karan

how r u doing? I hpe dat u r doing good..wt a coincidence i'm listening to "wherez d party tonight" and i'm writing to u.. karan looks like u've forgotten us ur fans.. kya yaar no blogs for so long..been missing u..

i can undstd dat u must b busy working lekin kya karein we need u also lolz...i'm no more in holiday as well and back with studies. Assignments and presentations.. sucks! :s but i like wot i'm doing though :))

aur kya bolu? well hope to hear frm u soon..

missing u lots,

Mr Karan Johar,
You are one of the most popular people that i really admire. Your opinion is extremely correct and people like you, who are so honest should do something. You should use you power to change something. That will make people like me love you even more. <3

hi
in your next blog dont say a few things
a . sorry ,i was busy (no one will believe you ,you see its four months even with MNK)

b. personal problems , (for we all have that )

c. ram gopal verma had nothing to say about you(i know you hate him
yes you can honestly say
i dont care
i dont care
i dont care

BUT I DO CARE AND ALWAYS WILL REGARDLESS OF THE FACT YOU WRITE THE BLOG OR NOT

How funny!

My favorite actress was Sridevi too at the time and Jeetendra's booty shaking dances!

If your last blog was on Nov 30, and today is Feb 20, probably you should stop blogging.

MESSAGE OF ISLAM:

THERE IS NO GOD EXCEPT ALLAH, PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM) IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH.

Hello Karan...
How are you...
OMG Karan you looks amazing at oye its friday...
Karan you are the best...
OMG Karan I cant wait for my name is khan...SrKajol are the most favorite jodi on the world...
I cant even tell you how much I'm thankful for bringing back golden jodi of bollywood...my name is khan will break all the box office...
Karan Please update your blog and say about SrKajol...how was shoting with them after 8 years...how was thier feel?and what is your feel?
Karan i have lots of quastion for you but I know you have no time...any way karan...Love you very much...
and hope I see you at Washington...
all the best....................................................................Tina

Hi Karan,

I am a great fan of you. Most of your movies are really touching. Ok, coming to your post. Yeah, you are absolutely right. The change should begin from with the family unit, that's where we start to learn and develop as better individuals.
As for the terrorist attack, I still can't get over. it's from a religious motive, right? I don't know how these terrorists are being brainwashed into believing all that's wrong to be right. If you've heard the song The last resort of Eagles, you'll find these lines so true.... And we satisfy our endless needs and justify our bloody deeds, in the name of destiny, in the name of God!

Arre Karan where are you? 3 months?? This blog is moderated, then why don't these moderators tell him that we are waiting to hear from him. We miss you Karan, there is NO Koffee these days, ek blog se hi update kar do. Please

Dear Karan, I’m here again but still there is no news from you. Hope you gone Wright something to all of us soon please don’t make us disappointed. it’s been long 3months................. I’m so happy this time because I could see my name and my writing in the list.
A big thank you

I read a both SRK shoulder surgery I’m so happy everything went well and after six weeks rest he’s gone be ok for the next shooting for MNIK. I’m going to have an operation in two weeks …Please write something even if one sentence at least we not gone think you don’t have to blog any more.

Please tell us little more a both Koochie Koochie Hota Hain I cant wait to see it.

Wish you all the best and hope to hear from you very soon!!!!!!!

July- smg

YELLOW! WAZZUP!!!

it's good to know that atleast some people in the Indian media do think and write well. With all the news and things going on all the time, splashed over everywhere, it's good to see a good blog.
Keep up the good work.

And hey, let us know where in US you're shooting... it would be wonderful to catch some of it if I could because I am absolutely fascinated by theatre, acting, filmmaking.

Thank you... Hope to see great movies made by you, as always :)

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those pics are only dashing... has edge over a typical bond duo....keep it up man....please make ur mnik a eyes's complete gratification too....those bond plus pics...then we promise u of repeated watching of mnik....but we hv 1 request...signs of age on d lead actor of mnik face-n body....Kajol may lower score of mink....needs extra-carefulness of it

the apparent invisible intangible thread between dostana n mnik is unique,
inspiration, we appreciate it.....tarun mansukhani was karan johar.....thus karan johar is shah rukh khan.....till it's more than bestfriendship.....keep it up.....

mnik theme/impact....mnik will b a positive reinforcement to india and negetive to usa....thats gr8 idea man....BETTER THAN SOME OSCAR.

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reply please

Some of the email contacts on the website don't work.
Is it time for another blog Karan ? You have been in Mumbai for a while now.
May I suggest you have Lataji sing atleast one song for your directorial venture My Name is Khan as a birthday gift and tribute.
She last sang the title song of K3G which became a classic and remains one of her most requested songs on radio stations around the world. lataji will complete 80 years in September. I request that you dedicate the movie to her as a very special gift.
I am sure millions of her fans around the world will agree with me.

hi karan,

how r u doing? its tooooo long since u r not blogging now yaar.. oufff ab i cnt wait anymore.. tarap rehi hu tumhare yaadon mein ;) joking but sincerly its been too long now.. i can undstd dat u r soo busy but jst a hi or bye wud do yaar.. smefing frm ur side..its been 3 months now yaar, dats too much.. either u r enjoying this or u want to see our "tapad" lolz.. khair enuf of my complaints now but i'm genuinly missing u a lot now..

else things r going on.. i jst wana see ur work in nov.. been hearing rumours about dhoom3 being released in nov as well.. pata nehi.. lekin m jst too eager to see kajol and srk brought together by u.. chalo HOPE TO HEAR FROM U SOON!!!!

take care,
love from

Hi Karan...
How are you?
OMG...KARAN...WHERE ARE YOUUUUUUUU???????
Im waiting for you to update your blog and say some thing about my name is khan and say how was shooting with jodi 1 srkajol king and queen after 8 years????????
pleaseeeeee karan say about srkajol pleaseeeeeeeee I want to know....
karaaan pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee...
Lots of loveeeeeeee........................................TINA

Hi Mr. Karan Johar,

I've been waiting for you to update as I don't want to comment hyperly to a post that talks so somberly about a sad incident (the Mumbai attack), but after several months of waiting in vain I've become desperate. Please don't publish my comment in your blog (if there's a chance in hell that you'll read it while browsing thru the gajillion comments you must have got everyday). I just want to say MNIK is THE MOST AWAITED movie this year so please give us the most titillating promo ever leading to the release of the movie as only you can do.

I dunno if suggestions on future movies annoy you (if it does, pls forgive me ^^;) but ..what about a film on hackers? A kid hacker and an older mentor/controller with some interesting current issues as the backdrop of the movie. Throw in some modern romance (non of those draggy whimpy scenes with whiny heroines) and I think it'll be a cool movie.

Thanks for reading my crazy comment!

Love,
Ami

1st part of life of Jesus christ, Mohammed sa., Shamiji vivekananda, barack obama....wasn't closely similar to Slumdog-theme?....Instead what i find...a section of affluent indians cann't tolerate a slumdog becomming millionaire even in a movie! can you think of it! pathetic psyche!!

karan johar's films may b benifited more if our Rahaman found some space in your film.....isn't...O saya...prayer? and some patriotic musical score of BOSE,d last hero....loose control score...what you think?

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As an Indian woman in Canada it was horrifying to learn of the disgusting events that took place in our beautiful country. Although my parents hail from Punjab and we have no family in Mumbai, a sense of Indian unity pricked my heart when thinking of the innocent lives lost. Karan, you are bang-on when you question society to first assess their personal relationships before pointing firgures. I am a student at the University of Toronto and during our candlelight vigil/memorial for the Mumbai attacks we addressed the issue of violence in our own community among Tamils, Sikh, Hindus and Muslims. It's refreshing to see media moguls such as yourself adressing such deep issues.