{"id":227109,"date":"2026-01-04T16:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/227109\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T16:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:11:11","slug":"is-karan-johar-gearing-up-for-kabhie-khushi-kabhie-gham-2-sequel-speculations-has-fans-crying-legacy-ruined-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/227109\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Karan Johar gearing up for \u2018Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham 2\u2019? Sequel speculations has fans crying ‘legacy ruined’ | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Is‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ won hearts and a National Award. Now, Pinkvilla hints Johar\u2019s next is ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2’ \u2013 a grand family drama. Pre-production mid-2026, filming late year. Fans cry foul: \u201cRuining a classic!\u201d Karan Johar<\/a>‘s recent directorial venture, \u2018Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani\u2019, achieved moderate success commercially. Audiences loved it thoroughly, and it bagged the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Excitement has been building for his subsequent cinematic endeavor post-‘RARKPK’.<\/p>\n

Karan Johar to direct the sequel of \u2018Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham’?<\/p>\n

As per Pinkvilla, the director intends to helm a family drama that could be called \u2018Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2\u2019. After hitting the bullseye with a romantic family comedy in the form of \u2018Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani\u2019, Johar is returning to the family drama space with his next. Buzz is, it would be his biggest scale film till date, and Karan has brought in the New Year by locking the script of his next. The pre-production will begin in the middle of 2026 and the movie will begin production by the end of 2026. The film will be an intense drama with romance and a strong emotional component. <\/p>\n

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Production timeline<\/p>\n

Reportedly, the casting process for Karan’s upcoming movie would begin shortly and will have two male and two female roles. The movie may be titled \u2018Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2\u2019 (K3G2). However, discussing the title at this time is premature. However, it’s surely in the space of the 2001 blockbuster led by Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hritik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.<\/p>\n

Netizens react<\/p>\n

The announcement fell flat with fans. Netizens wasted no time reacting to the online buzz, many airing their dismay and asking why Johar is “ruining his own legacy.” Despite lacking an official reveal, some branded the project a “flop” outright. A Reddit user warned, “Get ready to see another classic getting ruined.” Another mused, “Why do I feel like they’re going to remake Bole Chudiyan soon?” One more griped, “Way to ruin your own legacy.” Finally, a critic predicted, “If he\u2019s going to cast nepolianss, then it will be a MASSIVE flop.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ won hearts and a National Award. Now, Pinkvilla hints Johar\u2019s next is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":227110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1482,93,61,60,116613,8554,270,116614,30792],"class_list":["post-227109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-bollywood","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kabhie-khushi-kabhie-gham","tag-karan-johar","tag-movies","tag-rarkpk","tag-rocky-aur-rani-kii-prem-kahaani"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}