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Karan Johar Shut A Twitter User Up When He Asked Him If He Was 'Straight' Or 'Homo'

Oh, Nothing, Just Karan Johar Shutting Down Yet Another Twitter Troll In An Epic Manner
Director Karan Johar attends a news conference to promote his movie
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Director Karan Johar attends a news conference to promote his movie

Karan Johar's sexual orientation has been a topic of discussion since, uh, well, as long as we can remember.

Plenty of jokes were directed at him during the now infamous AIB Roast, which the director took sportingly and even added to (remember "That's my position, Ranveer"?)

However, when a Twitter user asked him upfront about his sexuality during a Q&A session that the director conducted on the microblogging site, Johar, who's known for his razor-sharp wit, had an appropriate response.

This was how he shut down a Twitter user with the handle @rtcno1, who asked him whether he was 'straight' or "homo":

β€œ@rtcno1: @karanjohar : you are straight or homo ? Will you ever married ?” Are you a cross dresser? Kinky? Adulterous? Coke head?

β€” Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 12, 2016

Johar, who recently produced Kapoor & Sons: Since 1921, has never publicly spoken about his sexual preferences but routinely takes on bullies who mock homosexuality, or talk about it in a condescending manner.

Online trolls often use the lack of any link-ups surrounding Johar and women as conclusive proof of his homosexuality. So far, he's maintained a stoic silence on the issue, other than this one time he told Harper's Bazaar India that if he were interested in dating women, close friend Kareena Kapoor Khan would be his first choice.

Here are some of the other interesting things Johar said in the Twitter chat that he calls, well, #KoffeewithKaran.

On his favourite 'movement'

β€œ@iamlittlesrk555: @karanjohar What is your best movment in your life ? #KoffeewithKaran” missionary

β€” Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 12, 2016

Overrated honesty

β€œ@sukanya_mani: @karanjohar what's the best lesson taught by your worst experience” don't speak your mind! Honesty is very last season!

β€” Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 12, 2016

On self-awareness

β€œ@manishalakhe: @karanjohar which bollywood cliche should now retire? item number? gajar ka halwa?” Maybe me!! I am quite a Bollywood cliche

β€” Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 12, 2016

What a pun, what a pun/Aaya fun, aaya fun

β€œ@Vedant2050: @karanjohar sir, u have any nick name ??#koffeewithkaran” no but I have knickers with my name!!

β€” Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 12, 2016

On female attention (or lack thereof)

β€œ@SalvinKaur: @karanjohar do girls flirt with you? #koffeewithkaran” the dead ones!

β€” Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 12, 2016

And finally, on the video everyone's talking about

β€œ@Jaintleman_: @karanjohar did u liked the video of tahir shah ? #koffeewithkaran” obsessing about him!!!

β€” Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 12, 2016

Never stop being yourself, KJo.

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