Karan asks Salman, ‘Are you still a virgin?’:Actor replies, ‘Control, bhai’; same question sparked controversy 13 years ago

Karan Johar has once again asked Salman Khan about his virginity, 13 years after their previous interaction. Salman appeared as the first guest on the opening episode of the talk show Koffee With Karan Season 9. In the promo, Karan repeats the question he asked Salman 13 years ago: “Are you still a virgin?” Salman responds in his trademark style, saying, “Control, brother, control.” Karan had asked Salman the same question in 2013 during Season 4 of the show. The exchange sparked controversy at the time. Asked about virginity again after 13 years The new promo features some light-hearted banter between Salman Khan and Karan Johar. In the introduction, Karan Johar presented Salman as a sensible person and mentioned his recent statement, “It’s done, bro”, which he wrote during Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike. During the conversation, Karan repeated his old question, asking whether Salman was still a virgin. Salman responded jokingly by folding his hands and asking him to control himself. Salman then took a dig at Karan, asking whether he was inviting all the stars to the show by saying it was the “last season”. When Karan said he really would not return, Salman delivered a dialogue from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, saying, “Karan, tusi na jao.” What was the controversy during Season 4 in 2013? On 1 December 2013, the first episode of ‘Koffee with Karan Season 4’ aired on Star World. During the show, Karan Johar asked Salman Khan, who was appearing on the couch for the first time, about his love life, affairs and marriage plans. When Karan Johar asked him this question, Salman Khan put on a very serious expression and said, “Yes, I am a virgin and am saving myself for marriage.” Salman Khan’s statement went viral on the internet as soon as he made it. Several memes about the statement were created on social media at the time. It became a subject of debate on news channels. Many people took Salman’s statement to be true and questioned him, while those familiar with the film industry believed that Salman had given the answer to mock Karan Johar’s personal questions. The statement came into the spotlight again nearly three years later. In 2016, Salman appeared with his brothers Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan on the 100th episode of the fifth season of ‘Koffee with Karan’. During the episode, Karan Johar asked him the same question again. Smiling, Salman said that nothing had changed and that he was still a virgin. Karan Johar’s clarification and its mention in the book As the matter escalated, Karan Johar later had to clarify the truth behind the statement himself on several platforms. In his biography ‘An Unsuitable Boy’ and in several interviews, Karan Johar revealed that Salman Khan had made the remark entirely as a joke. Karan said that Salman’s sense of humour is such that he can crack jokes without smiling or while maintaining a serious expression. However, Karan Johar later clarified that Salman had made the remark as a joke reflecting his sense of humour, not as a serious confession. Salman speaks openly about the paparazzi and his personal life In the promo, Karan Johar praised Salman, saying that he now appears much calmer and more composed. Salman responded that the time had come for him to follow the advice he used to give others. In the episode, Salman will also be seen discussing paparazzi culture, social media branding, health-related problems and his physical transformation. Taking a dig at the paparazzi and phone cameras, Salman said that if he ever met the person who had put a camera in phones, then ……. When Karan asked whether he would fight for the Rapid Fire hamper, Salman laughed and said that he would fight not for the ‘hamper’ but for ‘pamper’. ‘Koffee with Karan’ to end after 22 years Karan Johar announced in a video posted on 30 September that this would be the final season of ‘Koffee with Karan’. He recalled that the first episode of the show was shot on 16 August 2004. A total of 161 episodes have been broadcast across eight seasons over 22 years. Karan acknowledged that the show linked his name with ‘nepotism’ and controversies, but also earned him the audience’s love. Alongside Salman Khan, stars such as Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Farhan Akhtar will also appear in this final season.