Filmmaker Karan Johar is reportedly preparing to bring down the curtain on his long-running celebrity interview program, Koffee With Karan. Sources indicate that the upcoming ninth season of the popular television and streaming series will be the last under its current format and title.
The director intends to shift his professional focus toward filmmaking for the upcoming decade. Johar reportedly plans to spend the next ten years fully dedicated to directing movies, putting his prominent television hosting duties on the back burner.
While the current show is coming to a close, the entertainment mogul is not stepping away from the chat show genre entirely. Reports suggest he is already developing a brand-new conversational series. The upcoming program will feature a similar celebrity gossip and banter format, but with a strategic shift in ownership.
Unlike the previous iterations of his chat show, Johar aims to completely own the intellectual property under his own production banner. This move will give the filmmaker direct control over the distribution and future of the new format.
The final season of Koffee With Karan is expected to feature a star-studded lineup of prominent Bollywood actors. Reports indicate that the guest list will include major industry figures such as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Kajol.
Since its inception, the celebrity talk show has served as a staple of Indian pop culture, frequently generating widespread media attention and viral moments. The ninth season will mark the conclusion of an era for the program, which has aired across multiple television and digital platforms over the years.
Fans of the candid interview series will likely see familiar elements carried over into the filmmaker's future television projects. However, the upcoming transition represents a significant pivot for Johar as he balances his television legacy with his ambitions as a feature film director.
Reporting based on coverage first published by The Times of India. Read the original report at The Times of India.
