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Karan Johar announces week-long break from social media: Asks universe to give him strength

Filmmaker says no doom scrolling, no DMs, and no posts as he steps away from social media

DEBOLINA ROY

Filmmaker and producer Karan Johar has announced on that he will be doing a one-week digital detox. This decision was made because he wants to take some time off from being online all the time. He posted an update saying that he will not be doom-scrolling, sending or receiving DMs or posting anything during this week-long break.

The reason for Karan Johar’s digital break is still unknown

Karan's announcement quickly gained traction on social media because of his constant activity on multiple platforms just prior to taking a break. Karan was last active on social media when he shared a video of Alia Bhatt, wishing a Happy Republic Day. . Karan Johar wrote on his story “Digital Detox for a week! No doom scrolling! No DMs! No posts! May the universe give me the strength to stay away!!!!”

Karan Johar's story

Recently, Karan Johar publicly expressed his happiness regarding two successful Hindi movie releases, Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar and Sunny Deol’s Border 2. Karan said that the response from audiences shows us that when viewers connect to a filmmaker's story emotionally, they will be back in cinema halls.

In a very detailed manner, Karan expressed his opinions on recent events regarding Hindi Cinema. He stated  that two films doing well back to back shows how much Hindi Cinema is alive and well again. He went on to say that critics and naysayers are irrelevant, and the fact is films are successful when they connect with the audience on an emotional level.

Karan Johar previously publicly supported Varun Dhawan after the trailer was released. The actor had received abusive commentary online for his acting abilities with the release of the trailer and songs to a war drama, Border 2. According to many, the clips did not depict Varun's true abilities.

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