They say a lot can happen over coffee, and these words really ring true when Bollywood fans think. Coffee with Karan And the infamous coffee sofa that comes with it.

The world woke up to the emotional news of Karan Johar bidding farewell to his iconic talk show after 22 years. In an emotional video shared by the makers, Karan Johar said he is coming one last time to raise the mug of coffee, with season 9 streaming on JioHotstar from October 14. Coffee with Karan It will have its final curtain call after this season.

Interestingly, the past eight seasons and 161 episodes of the hit show have been marred with a host of controversies, snarky comments and questionable discussions, but what it has always managed to do is pop the eyeballs. Keep the conversation going, always, on the couch or out.

As Karan Johar wrote in the newly released video, “A lot happened. I called lovers. I called friends. I called families. I called lovers who became ex-lovers. Some of them even got married. I ended the careers of national icons. I still live with the word ‘Nepo’. Guess became a national word. A lot happened.”

And indeed, a lot has happened. But you can hate it or love it, you can’t ignore it.

As fans await the final countdown to the iconic Coffee with Karan World, here’s a look back at some of the moving, outrageous moments that were trending long before social media became news headquarters.

1. Season 3, Episode 3: Deepika Padukone Says Ranbir Kapoor Should Support Condoms

Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor fell in love on the sets Bachna e Hasino, But officially split in 2009 after dating for a while. This viral comment was made by Deepika Padukone in 2010 when she appeared on the show with Sonam Kapoor. Karan Johar had questioned which brand or product Ranbir Kapoor should endorse, to which Deepika Padukone took a dig at him saying that he should endorse a condom brand. Over the years, Deepika Padukone has commented that the comment was passed off as a joke, and Ranbir Kapoor has also taken it in his stride. However, it created a huge media storm at the time, with Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor reportedly upset over it.

2. Season 5, Episode 16: Kangana Ranaut on Nepotism

While the nepotism debate has now almost died down, Kangana Ranaut first started a conversation with Karan Johar on his talk show. Rangoon Co-star Saif Ali Khan, it was quite the scandal. Kangana Ranaut accused Karan Johar of being a “flag bearer of nepotism” and part of the “film mafia” that launched a slew of star kids from Alia Bhatt to Varun Dhawan and Ananya Pandey, while openly calling out his intolerance towards outsiders and his “snooty” behaviour. This stunned Karan Johar and marked the beginning of a rivalry that has only intensified over the years.

3. Season 6, Episode 12: Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul’s sexist comments

There is a statement that Karan Johar has given in the recently released promotional video Coffee with Karan Season 9, that show marked the end of the national icons’ careers. One can retrace his steps and believe that he is talking about the online uproar that arose after his episode with cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul. The producers had to take the episode off-air, and the BCCI had to drop the players for some matches.

When KJo asked Hardik, “Why don’t you ask the names of women in nightclubs?”, Pandya replied, “I like to watch and see how they go. I’m a little bit from the black side so I have to see how they go.” The cricketer’s sexist and misogynistic reply left the internet outraged.

4. Season 3, Episode 16: Ranveer Singh comments on Anushka Sharma’s A**

After the huge success of Band Baja Barat, which marked Ranveer Singh’s debut alongside Anushka Sharma, in which both appeared Coffee with Karan Together, however, it was Ranveer Singh’s snide comments directed at Anushka Sharma that did not go down well with the audience. Ranveer was sitting next to Anushka when he asked her: “Hey, you want your pinch? I’m here.” A shocked Anushka replied, “Don’t talk to me like that.” The actor was later criticized by netizens, who called his comments offensive. Interestingly, the same clip went viral around 2019, years after it was originally made, at the same time Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul’s dirty comments drew criticism.

5. Season 3, Episode 5: Kareena Kapoor mocks Priyanka Chopra’s accent

It is said that Kareena Kapoor Khan and Priyanka Chopra were good friends from the beginning. Even today, they share a great friendship and have appeared together in later seasons of Koffee With Karan. However, back in season 3, when Kareena Kapoor Khan, A Coffee with Karan The regular, who appeared on the show with her then-boyfriend Saif Ali Khan, mocked Priyanka Chopra’s accent and asked KJo, “Where did PC get that accent?”

In the same season, PC appeared on the show in response to Kareena’s comment. She said, “I get my accent from where her boyfriend (Saif Ali Khan) does.”

6. Season 4, Episode 1: Salman Khan’s comment about being a “virgin”.

Salman Khan alone is enough to make news, and he did just that in his first appearance on the coffee couch. Salman Khan’s celibacy has been a topic of great interest for years, and in this episode he opens up about his past relationships. His deadpan confession about being platonic about all his relationships in the past, followed by the statement, “I’m single and I sleep alone,” was a big moment at the time. When Karan Johar pressed him further about intimacy, Salman Khan said, “Whoever I marry, I’m going to save myself.”

Over the years, Salman Khan’s comment has become one of the most iconic television moments of all time. It made headlines, became fodder for sarcastic memes and endless gossip, but it did exactly what it was supposed to do.

7. Season 4, Episode 9: Emraan Hashmi’s One-Word Description for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – “Plastic”

Rapid-fire round is on Coffee with Karan is one of the most endearing and interesting parts. During that segment, Karan Johar asked Emraan Hashmi about the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. “Plastic,” replied the actor. His response was not well received by the audience. He also made a controversial comment about Shraddha Kapoor’s body that she should eat something. Years later, Emraan Hashmi apologized for the comment, saying it was in the heat of the moment.

8. Season 4, Episode 5: Alia Bhatt Didn’t Know the Then President of India

Controversial or not, this episode, on which Alia Bhatt also debuted Coffee with KaranHas been a viral meme for years now. It’s a joke that Alia Bhatt followed wherever she went in her early years and still does whenever this moment is discussed. Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Malhotra made their debut with Karan Johar’s film. student of the year In 2012. When the trio appeared on KJo’s show, a quick round of rapid-fire put Alia in the pool of trolling and criticism. When asked the name of the then President of India, Alia immediately said Prithviraj Chauhan instead of Pranab Mukherjee.

The show, which first aired in 2004, has now reached the end of the road with its final season. Streaming on Jio Hotstar from October 14.

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