Karan Johar's last directorial venture was the Ranveer Singh-Alia Bhatt starrer Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. (Credit: Instagram/@karanjohar) As big a cheerleader as he is for Bollywood, filmmaker Karan Johar is also one of its loudest critics, never mincing words when calling out the hypocrisies and improprieties of industry professionals. Recently, Karan tore into Bollywood’s apparent PR overdrive. He noted that every compliment now comes with a price tag, which has blurred the line between genuine and manufactured praise. During a recent interaction with The Week , Karan Johar was asked about the promotional strategies Bollywood has witnessed in recent times. Citing Janhvi Kapoor wearing shirt(s) with “Sundari” inscribed on them for Param Sundari (2025) and Shanaya Kapoor “doing crocodile gimmicks” for Tu Yaa Main (2026), an audience member asked Karan if Bollywood was following in the footsteps of Hollywood and if such publicity tactics would become more common going forward.…