‘Pay me what you’re paid’: Karan Johar reveals Ranbir Kapoor’s condition to appear on Koffee with Karan

Explaining what Ranbir said told him, Karan said, “He said, ‘I’m not coming, kuch gadbad ho jayega, it’ll stay with me for life, I’m not coming’. He teases me, he says, ‘You pay me what you’re getting and I’ll come’. I said, ‘Why should I pay you? I’m paying you enough for the movies you’re doing.’ And I respect that. Just because they’re close friends, it doesn’t mean they should come. I will never pressurise anybody, because I feel you have to come off your own free will and live up to the reputation of the fun aspect of the show. If you come half-heartedly, it’s going to be counterproductive.”

Karan also shut down rumours that he’d pulled off the coup to beat all coups and united the three Khans of Bollywood to make a joint appearance on the show. Asked if Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan will be featured together as guests, Karan said, “No, no, they’re not coming together. I don’t have the power to pull that trio. I can get them to a party, not on the show. I can’t manage two also of this triumvirate.”

He was making a reference to his star-studded 50th birthday bash recently, which was attended by the who’s who of Bollywood, but featured notable appearances by the three Khans as well. Koffee with Karan season 7 will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on July 7; the first episode features Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt as the guests.

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