When Filmmaker Karan Johar Looks Back at His Childhood, One Particular Memory from 1981 Stands Out Vividly: A Fashion Exhibit Organized by his mother, Hiro Johar, and his aunts. With no prior experience in business or fashion, the women took a leap of amable and curated a collection with a then up -and-commerce designer named Abu Jani. The collection was given a heartfelt name, alkapri, derived from the initials of their children -Lka, karan, and priyanka.Sharing a Black-Rand-WHTE Picture from the event on Instagram in May this year, karan wrote, “Memories can be therapeutic… wanted to share this one indelible memory I have… My mother and my mother and my aunts is wanted to have an exheal of cloths (not that they had any background in fashion or any business acmen at all… but props to them on amable…). “
Zeenat aman ‘s graceful presence
The highlight of the day, however, was the presence of Bollywood’s ultimate style icon, zeenat aman. Karan revised that his mother requested the star to inaugurate the exhibition, and she graciously agreed. In the picture, Hiroo johar and zeenat are seen standing side by side, with a young, wide-ayed karan peeking between them. Looking back at the snapshot, karan admitted, “This image is of the day of the exhibition, and my mother requested @Thezenetaman to inaugurate it, and she very graciously did so…. If you stare carefully, a starstruckand very much in Awe of Zeenat Aman Fan Has Photobombed The Picture! (Me!) “
Karan recalls sitting quietly in a corner
For karan, that afternoon was more than just a family event; It was the beginning of a lifelong relationship with fashion and storytelling. He recalled sitting quietly in a corner, soking in the glamor, conversations, and abu jani’s humor. “I look back and feel that was the beginning of my love story with fashion and the fashion industry… #ThoseWeRedays,” Karan confessed.
