Karan Johar Reacts To Criticism On Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna’s Relationship, Slams Demeaning Comments!

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By Pragya Dubey Updated November 10, 2026 6:57 PM

Karan Johar Reacts To Criticism On Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna’s Relationship, Slams Demeaning Comments!

The internet is quick to judge celebrities. Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda were the latest celeb couple to be scrutinised after their appearance on Karan Johar’s Koffee With Karan season 9. They were criticised for their relationship, and now the host and filmmaker has come out in their defence. Karan Johar addressed the controversy and slammed people for their comments. Read here for more.

Karan Johar On Vijay Deverakonda-Rashmika Mandanna

The celebrity couple made many revelations on Karan Johar’s Koffee With Karan. They spoke about their relationship, proposal and wedding. Later, there were several judgments made about them, with some extreme comments questioning their relationship. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Karan Johar reacted to this criticism, and while he was okay with people being entitled to have an opinion, the filmmaker had an issue with everyone telling the couple what to do. Kjo asked if people with such opinions were a counsellor, lawyer or someone close to the couple. He slammed everyone demeaning the couple’s family and said that they were not even on the couch.

Karan Johar also bashed people for judging Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh after their appearance on the previous episode. He wondered why people called out the celebrities for just being honest.

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For the unversed, Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna had also reacted to the backlash with official statements on their social media. Rashmika Mandanna had penned a long note addressing each criticism and hailed Vijay Deverakonda as a person who was for her in all the ups and downs of life.

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First Published: November 10, 2026 6:57 PM

Pragya Dubey

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