Karan Johar asks Charlize Theron not to watch his films; opens up about debate with ‘Indian Meryl Streep’ Shabana Azmi on makeup

While discussing filmmakers’ fixation on maintaining their actors’ flawless appearance, even in situations where it seems unnecessary, Charlize Theron jokingly expressed her bewilderment over being given lipstick after having just fallen off a truck.

“I never want you to see any of my movies. Because even when they are dying, they have everything ready,” Karan replied to Charlize, causing her to burst into laughter. “Their hair is blow-dried, they have lipstick on, there is no compromise,” he added.

“I worked with a very prolific actor, Shabana Azmi… she is a veteran actor… I could equate her to Meryl Streep. That good. And she was in my recent film and we were filming a scene in the kitchen. She had blow-dried hair, a beautifully draped saree, hair and makeup done. She says, who cooks looking like this? I said in my film, that’s how it’s gonna be,” he recalled.

“And then there was a funeral sequence. She says ‘Please can you allow me to remove my makeup here? Someone just died.’ I was like, ‘Well not too much of it. Because the lenses are sharp and I don’t want you to look a certain way. She said there is no reality. I said I am not going for it,” the filmmaker added. Upon hearing all this, Charlize, however, commended Karan for “knowing what he wants”.