Did Shahrukh Khan just call Karan Johar a gay m********?

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Ano Ano folomojo staff

It is no news that Shahrukh Khan and Karan Johar are the best buddies in  Bollywood . Karan is also the godfather to SRK’s three kids and will launch them in Bollywood when the time is right. Director-producer Karan Johar wears his heart on his sleeves, and is often seen speaking about matters close to heart without any reservations. And yet again, Karan wrote a heart-touching column about how he has faced hateful comments and trolls ridiculing his sexuality on Twitter time and again.

Here’s an excerpt from his column about trolling trauma:

“I was one of the first early Twitter users from the film fraternity. And back then in 2009, I thought I was going to enter a world where people liked me, knew me, knew my work – it was going to be fine! All about the love, not the hate. And it was. At first.”

“But then started the phase where I began to wake up to “gay ma*****od, good morning”. Every morning. Or just “hi ga*”. I am routinely called “chakka”. Every so often, I’m told I’m a transse*ual/transvestite/sister-sha**ing homose*ual, which is actually, if you think about it, a contradiction in terms.”

“And I’ve tried to figure out what’s behind the nonstop trolling. I’ve discussed it with friends, family, even my therapist. Why is it that every time I put up a pouting picture on Instagram, I’m just called chakka, gay, I’m told “chup kar ch***ye? That’s my favourite, by the way. My absolute favourite. Anything I ever say, these three golden words are thrown at me.”

“What you don’t realise is that with a certain level of fame and celebrity come deep levels of insecurity and anxiety which none of you accounts for. Everyone thinks I land in a chopper on top of my building and I have the most cushy existence. Could you understand that I might have the most messed up life myself? That I am probably in bed lonely most nights, sometimes even crying myself to sleep. I acknowledge that I am materially privileged, but I am not emotionally privileged. There are reasons for me to be lonely and sad on most days and I am probably as sad as you, the troller.”

“The difference is I energize myself and my surroundings with a certain amount of positivity and optimism, and all you do is hate. I maybe as sad as you, as lonely as you, as messed up as you, but here’s what I also know: I’m just a lot nicer than you.”

Shahrukh Khan came out in support of Karan when he retweeted the column and wrote – @karanjohar you g** m********. Ur sensitivity, drive & ur talent makes me say u truly ‘Got Machismo’ more than most.But BlueSteel is pushing it.

While SRK later deleted the tweet and said a simple – I like, B-Town celebs showed their support for Karan.

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