Koffee With Karan 8: Kajol On Old Rift With Karan Johar - "Don't Want To Discuss This Topic Anymore"

"You rehashed it once on national television. We are not redoing that," Kajol said

The latest episode of Koffee With Karan 8  was the perfect walk down memory lane as the guests were  Kajol and Rani Mukerji. The two superstars are not only cousins and frequent collaborators but also BFFs of Karan Johar, the show's host. Needless to say, the episode saw them discussing personal and professional trials and triumphs – and some old controversies. We are talking about Karan Johar and Kajol's infamous rift that lasted over two years. Given their famous friendship, when the two had a falling out in 2016, it made headlines. Speaking about the rough patch, Karan Johar shared that during their rift, he sensed people adding fuel to the fire and asked Kajol about the same. Karan Johar said, “In the two years that Kajol and I didn't speak which was a heartbreaking part of both of our lives…We won't discuss what happened because it is all in the past… But did you realise that there were people who were actually feeding fire into us when we weren't talking?”

Kajol, not one to mince her words, said:  “Yes absolutely…But honestly, I am not going to get into this. I don't want to discuss this topic anymore. It's over. And it is done with and we are not rehashing this. You did it. You rehashed it once on national television. We are not redoing that,” and brought the line of conversation to an end. To this, Karan Johar readily agreed and apologised for bringing the matter up.

For context, the rift between Karan Johar and Kajol began when Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Shivaay helmed and headlined by Ajay Devgn – Kajol's husband –  clashed at the box office on Diwali, 2016.  Ahead of the release of the films, Ajay Devgn posted bits of a phone conversation where film critic Kamaal R Khan claimed to Shivaay co-producer Kumar Mangat that Karan Johar had paid him Rs 25 lakh for a favourable review of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. While KRK later alleged that Karan had not paid him and that he had only said what he did to end the exchange with Mr Mangat, Kajol tweeted: "Shocked!" seemingly in her husband's favour.