Karan Johar takes a dig at Bollywood’s ‘alpha male’ hyper-masculinity phase: 'They’ll all have beards and they will all smoke'

Karan Johar has weighed in on Bollywood’s growing obsession with hyper-masculine storytelling, calling out what he describes as an industry currently dominated by “big alpha” energy and testosterone-driven narratives. In a recent interview, the filmmaker spoke candidly about the industry’s tendency to follow trends, highlighting what he called a “herd mentality.”

Karan Johar takes a dig at Bollywood’s ‘alpha male’ hyper-masculinity phase: 'They’ll all have beards and they will all smoke'
Karan Johar has weighed in on Bollywood’s growing obsession with hyper-masculine storytelling, calling out what he describes as an industry currently dominated by “big alpha” energy and testosterone-driven narratives. In a recent interview, the filmmaker spoke candidly about the industry’s tendency to follow trends, highlighting what he called a “herd mentality.”