Karan Johar Opens up About Yash Johar's $5000 Deal for K3G at Cannes, Says 'that Was the only Sale'

Director Kunal Kohli told that legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra did not have faith in his film 'Hum Tum' at first. He had kept its budget small and initially did not want to associate his name with the film.

Karan Johar recalls how dad Yash Johar stood alone at Cannes market to sell K3G, paved the way for Shah Rukh’s stardom in Germany: ‘I was like why’

While Yash Johar's insistence to sell K3G at Cannes market in 2002 appeared absurd at that time, it led to Shah Rukh Khan emerging as massive star in Germany. The same year, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas was screened at the film festival.

Karan Johar opens up about Yash Johar's $5000 Deal for K3G at Cannes, says 'that was the only sale'

Karan Johar remembered his maiden visit to the Cannes film festival in 2002, a trip he went on with his late father, Yash Johar. At that time, Cannes had invited Karan to discuss the possibility of a gala opening for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, but the fact that the film was set for release in December 2001 made it unimaginable to postpone it any further for the festival. “It would have meant delaying the film by perhaps seven months, and that was…