Nikkhil Advani reflects on his fallout with Karan Johar, feuds with Anil Kapoor, Govinda and John Abraham, struggles after Salaam-E-Ishq failure – Newz9

Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani, who is understood for steering the 2003 hit Yesterday Ho Naa Ho starring Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan, lately opened up about his previous disputes with Karan Johar and different Bollywood icons, together with Anil Kapoor, Govinda, and John Abraham. In an interview with Digital Commentary, Advani candidly mentioned the emotional and skilled challenges he confronted after the success of Kal Ho Naa Ho.
Recalling his fallout with Johar, Advani shared that post-Kal Ho Naa Ho, there was “confusion and anger” that led him to go away Dharma Productions. “Some people were saying that I had directed the three biggest hits of Dharma Productionswhile a section was arguing that I hadn’t even directed KHNH,” he revealed.
Despite the conflict, Advani emphasised that their relationship has since healed. “We’ve luckily put everything behind us. We’ve both grown up and can differentiate between films and life,” he famous. He additional added, “I was very close to his father. It wasn’t a creative clash; it was more of an emotional clash. ‘How could you listen to other people who are saying this about me?’ My whole thing was people aren’t giving me credit for one love story, so I’ll do six love stories.”

Advani additionally opened up about his struggles after the failure of Salaam-E-Ishq on the field workplace, which left him fearing unemployment. This worry pushed him to take on initiatives like Chandni Chowk to China.
Discussing his relationships inside the business, Advani praised lengthy-standing collaborations like Ajay Devgn-Rohit Shetty and Karan Johar-Aditya Chopra with Shah Rukh Khan, calling them “inseparable.”

In distinction, his personal relationships confronted turbulence. “Me and

John drifted apart for a few years… I didn’t talk to Anil Kapoor for 10 years, I didn’t talk to Govinda for 10 years,” he mentioned. Despite this, Advani shared that he and John Abraham have rekindled their friendship. “When John and I meet, we don’t talk about films or the industry. We talk about football, politics, food, animals, fitness,” he added.
Nikkhil Advani’s most up-to-date directorial, Vedaa, starring John Abraham, was launched in 2024.