It came as a surprise to many when Karan Johar last year sold a 50% stake in his production house , Dharma Productions, to Adar Poonawalla for Rs 1,000 crore. After all, the family-owned Dharma Productions was a legacy of his late father, Yash Johar, which he personally built film by film into one of India’s foremost production house. In a recent conversation with Curly Tales, Karan opened up about the decision, saying he doesn’t regret selling the stake and reflecting on how he built the company from scratch after his father’s passing.

“My business acumen is not the sharpest. You may not believe me, but it’s true. So, Apoorva Mehta, who’s the CEO of my company and also my best friend, we grew up together, went to the same school, the same college. He’s the business mind behind Dharma

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