There's no marriage in my kundli - Karan Johar

So are you one of those sad wedding planners with nothing for themselves?

No. I aspire to be a wedding planner. I live out my own wedding vicariously. There's no marriage in my kundli.

Why the finality?

I love my single existence. I love living with my mother. I feel I am married to her. 😕

You are launching three new actors in your film Student of The Year?

Yes, two of them Aliya Bhatt and Varun Dhawan are industry kids, while another Siddharth Malhotra has no connections with the industry. Siddharth and Varun were assistant directors on My Name Is Khan (MNIK).

How do you cope with so many Malhotras at Dharma Productions? There are two Siddharth Malhotras, there are Karan and Punit Malhotra'

I think I was a Malhotra in my previous life. We actually have a Malhotra wing at Dharma. There's Dharma Productions. Then there's Dharma-Malhotra Productions. There's a karmic connection between the Johars and the Malhotras.

How did it happen?

I certainly didn't go looking for Malhotras.

Your chat show got embroiled in a controversy when Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor bitched about Ranbir Kapoor.

It has been controversial; sometime the show gets tabloid-friendly. I do the show with good intentions. I never meant to cause any distress or discomfort to any of my guests or their loved ones. The Deepika-Sonam episode created unnecessary controversy. Enough has been said about it.

Are you going to continue doing the chat show?

Not when I am directing. But Koffee With Karan will always be a part of my life. Kids call me 'Koffee Uncle'.

MNIK is one of the contenders for nominations for the Oscars. Does that make it a competitor to Anusha Rizvi's Peepli(Live)?

I don't think so. Peepli  is India's official entry to the Oscars. I am not sure of the modalities. We are happy to be considered after apparently 400,000 fans of MNIK from all over the world petitioned from Poland, Indonesia, Russia, Germany that MNIK should be considered for an Oscar entry.

After your patch-up with Rishi Kapoor, are Ayaan and Ranbir Kapoor back in your production house?

Ayaan is back with a film. He and Ranbir were a dream team in Wake Up Sid. I am sure they will come together again. It would be lovely to work with Ranbir again.