He has directed some of the blockbuster romantic films in contemporary Bollywood, but filmmaker Karan Johar says his love life has always been a “flop”. Karan says he has had three “epic fail” relationships in life and hasn’t found anyone who reciprocated his love. “My film record, I have 100 per cent success, my love record is a 100 per cent flop. I have never fallen in love with anyone who has loved me back. I think it’s what kept my self esteem in check,” he said, further adding, “Because every-time I give a hit film, I give a flop relationship. It kind of balances me in some ways. I have had three epic fail relationships. They were not even relationships, but full ek tarfa pyaar moments.”
The Ae Dil Hai Mushkil filmmaker was in conversation with Jitesh Pillai on the topic Men, Women, Loneliness at an event in the suburbs of the city.
Speaking on his choice of lovers, he said, “Either I choose the wrong person or I think no end of myself in that situation. One of the two happens to me and I fall flat on my face.”
When asked of the problems of being single today, Karan said, “I am 44 and I have been single a major part of my life. But I have no explanation to why I am single. There is pressure and there definitely is emptiness. Everyone seeks the right relationship, they want to either rise or fall in love. However, I have just not managed to succeed and it's terrifying,” he concluded.
