Karan Johar shares why his mom Hiroo did not dress in purple for Yash-Roohi’s birthday: ‘I don’t want to look like a baingan’

Karan Johar has shared many photos and videos from the 'purple patch' themed birthday party of his kids, Yash Johar and Roohi Johar.

By: Entertainment Desk

Bengaluru | February 12, 2024 01:07 PM IST

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"I get it from my mom and I know he's getting it from me," said Karan Johar. (Photo: Karan Johar/Instagram)

Filmmaker Karan Johar is a doting single dad to his twins Yash Johar and Roohi Johar. The kids turned seven on February 7, and Karan had recently hosted a lavish party to celebrate the same. While going by the photos that he has been sharing, we got to know that the party had a ‘purple patch’ theme but Karan Johar‘s mom Hiroo Johar refused to adhere to it as she did not want to ‘look like a baingan (brinjal)’ at her age.

Karan has often addressed his mom as ‘forever the strength of our family and being a mother figure to Yash & Roohi’. But in a recent interview to TimesNow, Karan Johar accepted that while he and the kids happily got into purple suits, mom Hiroo refused outright. She said that he has no interest in looking a ‘baingan’ (brinjal) at her age.

“My mother effortlessly belongs to the cool school. She knows exactly what is right and what is not. And nothing in the world will make her do what her heart and mind feel to be wrong. She made sure I remained grounded. Now she is making sure Yash and Roohi are not over-pampered,” shared Karan.

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He added, “When my friends congratulate me for how well the twins are brought up, I tell them to please redirect their compliments to the right person. I have no clue how I’d bring up the twins without my mother.”

Karan Johar has shared multiple photos and videos from his kids’ birthday bash. On Sunday, Karan shared a set of photos and wrote, “Going through a purple patch!!!! My world ….The idea of balloons are more than a decoration to me… they have always represented joy and celebration and a magical feeling of happiness ….My first film is full of them … and even now my inner child comes alive when I have them around …Am so happy to have passed on my joy of balloons to my twins … who overreact as much to them as I do….Thank you @ekalakhani for always dressing the family and to @sheldon.santos for being there to capture our moments … and the biggest hug to my children’s favourite and all our silent pillar @len5bm ❤️❤️❤️❤️.”

Earlier Karan posted a video from the party and captioned it, “Roohi & Yash in their chocolate factory!!! Filled with an abundance of love, laughs, celebration and pure gratitude🙏🏻💜💜 They truly grow up faster than you can ever imagine and comprehend….Big big bigggg thank you to @meghakulchandani (@the.popcorn.company) who just make a dreamland out of everything – it’s always such a pleasure to work with them…absolute best!”

On the kids’ birthday, the dad shared a post, along with the caption, “Happiest birthday to the brightest sunshines (x2) of my life! My life is forever changed, for the best with you two coming into it with your goofy and adorable laughs, unadulterated sass towards ME and of course – an abundance of love to give to the world! Never change…grow up but never change! 🥰And thank you to my mom, who is forever the strength of our family…and being a mother figure to Yash & Roohi! Love you forever mom❤️❤️❤️.”

Karan Johar welcomed his twins, Yash and Roohi, via surrogacy in 2017.

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