'Koffee with Karan' has enhanced my brand value; Karan Johar

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Mumbai, Jan 19 (UNI) Filmmaker Karan Johar is back with his chat show 'Koffee with Karan' on Star One from February 11.

Karan told mediapersons here, ''people know me better and see my movies more.'' He said he was quite surprised by the overall impact 'Koffee with Karan' generated in its first season two years ago.

''What started off as a hobby became my part time profession as a TV chat show host because I love talking to people,'' Karan said.

He said except the new look, nothing has changed in the second season from the first one. ''The look has been designed by ace art director Sharmistha Roy. The gift hamper is bigger and better this time. I have maintained the essence of a chatty, candid conversation style,'' he added.

Karan said while interviewing his celebrity friends, he takes care to ensure that he does not intrude in their privacy, but sticks to issues which have appeared in the media before. ''I want my show to appear as normal fun and frivolous chats,'' he added.

Replying to a question on why many of his guests from Bollywood like Rani Mukherji, Kajol, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan have been repeated, Karan admitted that just like the actors of his movies, he restricts himself to friends and people who he is more comfortable with. ''I have not made an attempt to interview people who I do not know,'' he said.

Karan said he has attempted to club his celebrity guests differently.

For instance, he has interviewed brother-sister duos of Sanjay Dutt and Priya Dutt, Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan, celebrity couples like Bipasha Basu-John Abraham, Shahid Kapur-Kareena Kapoor, Mira Nair-Tabu and Hollywood actor-social activist Richard Gere.

Similarly, he said the Shah Rukh-Rani Mukherji-Kajol trio will appear on the inaugural episode which he will shoot tommorrow.

He also interviewed Mallika Sherawat-Sanjay Leela Bhansali together which he says was the most interesting and entertaining. He also plans to interview Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan together.

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