Nikkhil Advani and Karan Johar have been working together since the days of Duplicate starring Shah Rukh Khan. Under Dharma Productions banner, Nikkhil directed his first solo film Kal Ho Naa Ho, which went on to become the biggest hits of 2003.Post that, Nikkhil Advani and Karan had a public fallout and left the production company. After that, the director struggled to find work for nearly 3 years since nobody wanted to work with him
In a recent interview, Nikkhil said that he had a ‘very public fallout’ with Karan after Kal Ho Naa Ho was released and he didn’t have any work for three years in the industry. Speaking in The Streaming Show podcast, Advani said, “Post Kal Ho Naa Ho, I didn’t have work for three years.
Nobody wanted to work with me. I left Dharma Productions and it was a very public fallout. And I didn’t have work for three years and when I finally started working again post D-Day, I just wanted to do anything and everything, never be in that position again.”
Talking to The Times of India in 2013, Nikkhil said that he and Karan started talking to each other after the latter’s father and producer Yash Johar passed away as he said, “We both had egos that time in 2004. After I directed Kal Ho Naa Ho, the relationship between an assistant director and director became that of two directors who both made superhit films.
Nikkhil runs his own production house named Emmay Entertainment, along with his sister Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani. His other directorial ventures include Patiala House, Chandni Chowk to China, and Batla House among others. He last helmed the Prime Video web series Mumbai Diaries.
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