Karan Johar speaks on letting the names of his writers shine in the po

Karan Johar has announced his next
directorial, a magnum opus in every
sense, titled Takht. The film has got a
stellar cast, probably the biggest one that
any filmmaker has managed to bring on
board in the recent time. Karan says he's
"petrified about the film, since he hasn't
helmed any such mega period drama
before. Also, because it's his first attempt
to make a film which is based on real
historical facts.
In an interview with popular film critic,
Anupama Chopra, Karan gave away little
more about the film than we already
know. He talked about letting the writers
of the film take the front seat in Takht.
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While announcing the film, the director
made sure he has the names of his
writers Sumit Roy and Hussain Haidry,
shine bold at the top of the poster. Karan
said that the writers are the backbone of
any film and they should be given a true
credit. He said that while he never talked
about it, he wanted to do something for
them with his films, and Takht seemed
like a right opportunity.
He explained, "It was my instinct. I have
always said we need to empower
writers. Films fail and succeed because
of the writing. How can they not be
given center stage in a film that is all
about the writers? I will execute it but
the true leaders in the game are the
writers.
He added, "I really respect a director like
Shoojit Sircar who gives Juhi Chaturvedi
so much respect and prominence. Raju
Hirani does the same with Abhijat Joshi.
I've been in the industry for 20 years and
it's about time. I didn't even speak to
anyone about it. This just had to be
done. I wanted to give writers deserving
placement.
Karan also called Takht his K3G (Kabhi
Khushi Kabhie Gham) of the Mughal era.
The film features Ranveer Singh, Kareena
Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal,
Anil Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar and Janhvi
Kapoor in pivotal roles.

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