Koffee with Karan


Koffee with Karan is an Indian talk show on Star World India hosted by film producer and director Karan Johar. First airing on 19 November 2004, it is the longest-running talk show in Indian television. The show concluded its sixth season on 17 March 2019.

Overview

Koffee with Karan is produced by Fazila Allana and Kamna Nirula Menezes. The producers were involved with the Star Parivaar Awards in 2004 and approached Karan Johar about hosting the event. He declined the offer, stating "I don't mind anchoring a show, but I'd rather it was a chat show." The idea was pitched to the heads of Star India who, impressed with Johar's hosting skills at the first Zee Cine Awards, ordered the show without a pilot.
According to the producers, the concept of the show revolves around "spilling the beans while having a hot cuppa." They have stated that Johar is "the brain behind the show" and that he "sits on everything". About hosting a television chat show, Johar says, "I chat all the time, on the phone, at parties. I decided, might as well get paid for all the talking".
The show quickly became popular, becoming the number one show for Star World India in 2005. Only Zee Café's syndication of Friends beat Koffee with Karan in ratings in 2005. This meant that the talk show was the top Indian English language television show that year. Originally targeted at the 15–34 years age group, the show found approval from outside that range of viewers. The popularity prompted Star India to relaunch the show on Star One in 2005 and in later seasons, simulcast on it altogether.
Koffee with Karan is noted for its uniqueness, especially that of Johar's style of hosting. Its success is credited, in particular, to the fact that it is able to "rope in some of biggest names in the Indian entertainment industry". Most of his guests Johar considers his friends and he mentions that due to that relationship, he has to "strike a balance between being over-cautious and over-friendly". In what is called his "trademark chatty manner", Johar is seen "coaxing , cajoling them and grilling them" and it is indeed "their confessions and revelations" that generate the most media attention. Specifically the rapid fire segment of the show has garnered the most notoriety, being dubbed "infamous" for the statements made during the round which are often revealing.

Regular segments

Koffee with Karan premiered on 19 November 2004 with guests Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, the lead pair from Johar's, at the time, two directorial ventures, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. The show aired at 10 PM every Friday until 27 March 2005 with the exception of New Year's Eve and 25 February. Shah Rukh Khan made his third appearance in the season finale alongside Amitabh Bachchan, another co-star from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Additional guests for the finale included Kajol, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Farhan Akhtar, and Farah Khan.
Season 2 began airing on 11 February 2007. Broadcast of the show was changed to the 9 PM Sunday slot and it was simulcasted on Star One alongside Star World. For the 15th episode of the season, Hollywood actor Richard Gere appeared as the sole guest. The season wrapped up on 16 September 2007 with introduction of the [|Koffee Awards].
By May 2010, it was confirmed that season 3 was set to air that year. Initially reported to air in July or August, season 3 premiered on 7 November 2010 with guests Aishwarya Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. Indian tennis player, Mahesh Bhupathi, appeared alongside his, then-fiancé and now, wife Lara Dutta. He is the first ever sports personality to be featured on the show. The Koffee Awards was brought back for the season 3 finale which aired on 17 April 2011.
8 September 2013, Karan Johar told IANS, "Koffee With Karan will be on air in December. I will start shooting for it in December". Later that month, Salman Khan was confirmed to make his debut in the season premiere which aired on 1 December 2013. The premiere also saw the appearance of Khan's father, veteran screenwriter Salim Khan, who joined him halfway through in the episode. Along with Khan, many other established Bollywood celebrities appeared for the first time this season. They include Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Akshay Kumar, Emraan Hashmi, Mahesh Bhatt, Anurag Kashyap, Juhi Chawla, and Rohit Shetty. While the show has retained its 9 PM Sunday slot since the second season, the 14th episode of season 4, featuring India-born Hollywood actress Freida Pinto and Nargis Fakhri, was moved to the 11 PM slot reportedly due to the channel's view that the content "was too bold for prime time viewing". Several celebrities who were regulars in the past, including Rani Mukerji, Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt aka Baba, Ekta Kapoor, John Abraham, and Lara Dutta, did not appear in season 4 with the most notable absence being that of Shah Rukh Khan. Both Khan and Saif Ali Khan have since appeared on the show in the following season.
While replying to his followers' tweets on 6 March 2016, Johar revealed that season 5 will be back later that year. On 6 October, Johar confirmed the first episode will air on 6 November 2016 at its usual time slot. Going back to tradition, the season premiered with Shah Rukh Khan as the featured guest who was joined by Alia Bhatt, both having recently worked on Dear Zindagi of which Johar was a producer. Twinkle Khanna made her first appearance on the show in season 5, appearing alongside her husband Akshay Kumar. Veteran actor Jackie Shroff also made his debut this season; he came on in the 13th episode along with his son, actor Tiger Shroff. Indian tennis player Sania Mirza appeared in the 14th episode, becoming the second sports personality to be on the show. The Koffee Awards, which were not given out in season 4, was brought back and aired as the penultimate episode of the season with the finale, a best of episode, being aired on 19 March 2017.
On 24 April 2018, Johar confirmed season 6 to be out in 2018 breaking the usual trend of a season every three years. On 18 August, Johar tweeted that the season premiere will air on 21 October 2018. On 21 October, the sixth season premiered with Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt as guests. In the third episode, Johar competed against guest Aamir Khan in the rapid fire round, while Malaika Arora appeared as a guest judge. The 10th episode, featuring Prabhas, S. S. Rajamouli and Rana Daggubati from Baahubali, marked the first time stars from Tollywood, the Telugu film industry, appeared on the show. K. L. Rahul and Hardik Pandya, who appeared on 12th episode, were the first two cricket players to have appeared on the show. On 11 January 2019, the streaming platform of Star India, Hotstar, removed the episode from their site due to comments made by Pandya during the episode, which were considered "crass, racist, sexist and cringe-worthy" by fans; additionally, Star World India removed all promotional content for the episode from their social media pages.

Koffee Awards

For the finale of season 2, Karan Johar introduced the Koffee Awards. The "best performers of the season" are felicitated by the awards show, which also "encapsulates the best snippets and quotes from all guests". The awards have since also been given out in seasons 3 and 5. The Koffee award comes in the form of a golden cup and saucer and the winners are chosen by a jury of personalities from the Hindi film industry.

Koffee Awards 2007

In the inaugural Koffee Awards, the jury featured fashion designer Rohit Bal, actress Malaika Arora, and comedian Cyrus Broacha.
In the second edition of the Koffee Awards, the winners were chosen by editor Sarita Tanwar, film critic Rajeev Masand, talk show host Koel Purie Rinchet, and fashion designer Manish Malhotra.
After not being given out in season 4, the Koffee Awards was brought back in season 5. The third edition of the awards featured a panel consisting of Malaika Arora, actress Neha Dhupia, director Ayan Mukerji, and comedy group AIB's Rohan Joshi. The awards were given out in the penultimate episode which aired on 12 March 2017.
The Koffee Awards was broadcast on 3 March 2019. The jury for season 6 included Kirron Kher, Malaika Arora, Vir Das, and Mallika Dua.

Indian Television Academy Awards

Indian Telly Awards