Karan Johar at IFFM 2017, when was asked about the issue of Nepotism, he said, "Right before I reached here, my mother called me and she said, I beg of you, do not use the word."

He added, "Because anything I say for or against, is going to be held against me and I'm not about to be trolled all over again. I've made my mistakes of stretching this issue and talking about it, I've already apologised, I've expressed my regrets. And now I'm in a condition of nepospasm. I get a convulsion immediately. It's called nepospasm - fear of the word nepotism."

While talking about the new talents he wishes to work with, "I'm so excited about working with newer talents that I haven't worked with. I haven't directed Ranveer Singh and it'd be exciting to direct him. I haven't directed Deepika Padukone and it'd be so exciting to direct her," he said.

KJo also said, "I'd love to direct these tremendous forces of cinema, that I've grown up watching, loved and actually applauded as a cine-goer and as a filmmaker."

At last, the filmmaker said, "There are so many talented actors I see every day. For me when I directed Aishwarya, Anushka and Ranbir in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, it was exhilarating. I hadn't worked with any of them, for me, it was like a new energy unfolding every day. And that kind of surprise on celluloid is what a filmmaker vision is all about."

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