New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will feature as the first guest on filmmaker Karan Johar’s chat show Koffee With KaranSeason 9, which the makers
have confirmed will be the show’s final edition.
The upcoming season will be the final edition of the celebrity chat show, which has remained a part of Bollywood’s entertainment scene for over two decades.
Salman Khan is the first guest on Koffee With Karan 9
Karan Johar recently shared a promo for the upcoming season on Instagram, confirming Salman Khan’s first appearance. In the promo for the upcoming premiere episode, Salman Khan and Karan Johar are seen on the talk show set, with the actor announcing, “Toh main aa raha hun karne Koffee With Karan.”
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Sharing the promo, Karan Johar captioned the post, “One last time…a Koffee with the one & only bhaii. Koffee with Karan Season 9, streaming 14th October onwards on The Peacock Hub on JioHotstar.”
For the unversed, Salman Khan skipped the first three seasons of the show and made his debut in Koffee With Karan Season 4 and returned for Season 6. On both occasions, he was accompanied by his family members.
In Season 4, he appeared alongside his father, Salim Khan, and in Season 6, he appeared with his brothers, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan.
Speaking to Variety about his decision to end the show, Karan Johar said he wanted to focus on filmmaking in the next phase of his career. He added that the show had played a significant role in shaping his identity in the entertainment industry. “I still can’t believe it’s been 22 years, and now this will be my ninth season,” he said.
Expected guest list for Koffee With Karan 9
Several A-listers of Bollywood will be taking the couch this season. The tentative guest list is:
- Vicky Kaushal and Diljit Dosanjh
- Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Farhan Akhtar, and Akshaye Khanna (Dil Chahta Hai reunion)
- Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda
- Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn
- Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani
- Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna
- Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon
- Samay Raina and Farah Khan
- Ananya Panday and Shanaya Kapoor
- Lakshya and Janhvi Kapoor
- Jaya Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kajol
However, there has been no official confirmation on the guest list for this season of Koffee With Karan. The show’s format is also likely to be changed a bit, with shorter segments and a “new syntax”.
Koffee With Karanpremiered on Star World in 2004, featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol as its first guests. The show aired for six seasons on the channel until 2019, with episodes from its sixth season also available on JioHotstar.
Koffee with Karan Season 9 will premiere on October 14 on JioHotstar.
Written By Uditi Sharma!
