Karan Johar Refutes Allegations Of Drugs Being Consumed At His Party In 2019

Karan Johar said that he has already clarified his position in 2019 about the drug allegations. The statement comes after the director's name surfaced in the NCB investigation pegged on a drug angle, relating to Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. It also comes over a year after a video from the party, which was attended by stars such as Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Shahid Kapoor, and Vicky Kaushal among others. 

Karan started by saying that when the first time the allegation was made, he had made it clear that no drugs had been used. He also took an aim at some media outlets who are running news stories around the video. He wrote: “Certain news channels, print/electronic media and social media platforms are wrongly and misleading reporting that narcotics were consumed at a party that I, Karan Johar hosted on July 28, 2019, at my residence.

In the short clip, first posted by the filmmaker on Instagram last year, actors Shahid Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Vicky Kaushal among others can be seen partying together. It is being alleged that drugs were consumed by several top film personalities at this party. On Friday, NCB had questioned Dharma Productions' executive producer Kshitij Ravi Prasad and Anubhav Chopra in relation with the drug-nexus in the Hindi film industry. But according to Johar, he doesn't know any of them personally.

Meanwhile, Padukone and Sara Ali Khan, who has been summoned by the NCB in a drug case related to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, arrived in the city from Goa, on Thursday. The NCB, which began the probe after a drug angle came to light in connection with Rajput''s alleged suicide, has now widened its investigation and called film celebrities for questioning.

Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Bandra apartment on June 14. His death has sparked a lot of controversy in the media and the case is currently being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Enforcement Directorate (ED), and the NCB.