Karan Johar Gets Roasted By Shah Rukh Khan Over Parenting And Sports Skills
During the WAVES Summit 2025, Shah Rukh Khan brought his signature humour when Karan Johar mentioned his kids ask him to train them like SRK trains Abram.
Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar have shared a close bond that has evolved alongside their careers in the entertainment industry. The two often roast each other during interviews. During the WAVES Summit 2025, SRK brought his signature humour when Karan jokingly mentioned how his kids usually ask him to train them like Shah Rukh trains Abram before school events. King Khan teased Karan by saying that since Deepika Padukone is naturally good at sports, thanks to her family background, the filmmaker should get some training first before trying to train his kids. Karan was slightly embarrassed by the joke but handled it with a smile and said he didn't realise when the talk turned into 'roast.'
During a chat, Karan said, 'There are just some things that you do which are very tough for us to copy. My son once came to me and said, 'Shah Rukh uncle trains Abram before Sports Day, why aren't you training me?' I mean, can you imagine me training my son how to run for Sports Day? Do you think that's even physically possible? It's actually quite scary."
Reacting to this, Shah Rukh Khan said, 'I think, Karan, what you should do is, because Deepika is such a wonderful athlete, it's in her genes, first you come and get trained by us, and after that, you go and train the kids." Karan replied, 'I don't know when this turned into a roast, but anyway. Whatever you said, I accept it with respect."
In an earlier segment, calling SRK 'Parent of the decade," Karan Johar said, 'I want to tell you, every time I see the way he is with his three children, I feel all kinds of complexes. He is present for them at every moment, enjoying every Annual Day, every Sports Day, everywhere. He even trains them to run. I can't do any of those things, I'm just not physically capable. But he is like this perfect model parent and we feel defeated by that comparison."
Shah Rukh Khan shared a touching thought he read during his younger days and said that having a child feels like letting a part of your heart walk outside your body. Talking about feeling lonely, he gave a simple advice that if you can make your children laugh, you will never feel lonely and for those who don't have kids yet, making your parents laugh will also keep loneliness away. He feels proud that he has made his family and children happy.
On the work front, Khan is gearing up for King, where he'll share screen with his daughter Suhana Khan.
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