Why Did Karan Johar Unfollow Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Salman Khan And Others On Instagram? Director Reveals Reason

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Johar recently left everyone in shock by unfollowing all his friends like Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Varun Dhawan and others on Instagram. However, he didn’t unfollow Priyanka Chopra Jonas. While many people questioned KJo about his action, the director kept his silence for some time until the news took the internet by storm. Now, he has issued his first statement and revealed why he unfollowed his friends from Bollywood on Instagram. Moreover, Karan also asked netizens not to make it national news.

Karan Johar Reveals Reason Behind Unfollowing Bollywood Celebs

Karan Johar shares a strong bond of friendship with most of the Bollywood actors. He had also celebrated his 54th birthday on May 25, 2026, with his close friends like Kajol, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Rani Mukerji, Manish Malhotra, Farah Khan and others at his home in Mumbai. However, he unfollowed all of them except Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Instagram. In his statement on his Instagram story, Karan Johar revealed that it was a part of his ‘digital detox’ activity.

The actor wrote, “It’s a digital detox. I am unfollowing everyone to reduce my time and energy spent on the gram. This can’t be national news for god's sake. Please clickbait something else. This is irrelevant.” (sic) Karan Johar’s statement is now going viral on social media, and netizens have already started reacting to it.

About Karan Johar

Karan Johar’s action indeed left his fans perplexed. Especially, they were curious to know why he didn't unfollow Priyanka Chopra on Instagram. The director didn’t reveal the reason behind not unfollowing Priyanka on social media. On the other hand, some netizens are also keen to know the reason behind his decision to do digital detox. For the unversed, KJo’s latest film, Chand Mera Dil, has been performing well at the box office. However, some netizens criticised Ananya Panday’s fusion Bharatnatyam sequence in the film, as they felt that the makers disrespected the Indian classical dance form. Coming back to Karan Johar, the director has made some of the memorable films in Bollywood. He made his directorial debut with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998. He has also directed films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, My Name Is Khan, Student Of The Year, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. He was supposed to direct the film, Takht, but it has eventually been shelved.