Karan Johar on comparison with Sanjay Leela Bhansali due to Takht: It

Karan Johar is going to make the kind of
film that he hasn't tried making before.
He is venturing into the genre of period
drama with his next directorial, titled
Takht. The film has got a stunning cast
with actors Ranveer Singh, Kareena
Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal,
Anil Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar and Janhvi
Kapoor. It's set in the Mughal era and
Karan calls it "scary and nerve-
wrecking.
In Bollywood, there are only two
directors from the recent past who have
been closely associated with making
period dramas on a larger-than-life scale
Ashutosh Gowarikar and Sanjay Leela
Bhansali. The latter is more regular in
creating such opulence driven films.
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In a recent interview with popular film
critic, Anupama Chopra, Karan talked
about how he knows there will be
comparisons between him and Bhansali.
However, he said, he would just focus on
doing justice with the material that he
has for his film.
He elaborated, "I would be lying if I
didn't admit that the comparison is very
challenging. I love Sanjay's aesthetic. The
comparison scares me but I hope I can
find my own voice. I hope I'm not
doomed by comparison. I'm just
recovering from Sairat and I can't go
there again. I also don't want be
overwhelmed by it.
He added, "He has set the bar high and if
I pay homage to his work, I will be
proud of it. So much of my cinema pays
homage to Yash Chopra but I still gave it
my own vision and my own palette. More
than the comparison, I'm afraid of not
living up to the potential of the narrative.
I just hope I can do justice to the
material.
Takht is being written by Sumit Roy and
Hussain Haidry. Karan is returning to
direction with this one after two years.

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