Karan Johar Says ‘Kill’ Could Be India’s Own ‘John Wick’: ‘Hope It Achieves The Cult Status We Designed It For’

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Indian film maverick Karan Johar brought action thriller “Kill” to the Toronto International Film Festival this year. Speaking to ET Canada’s Sangita Patel, the 51-year-old filmmaker, who recently completed 25 years in Indian movies, said “Kill” is unlike any other Bollywood action movie. “People put blood, sweat and tears in their films.

We just put in blood. It’s literally like blood-athon on steroids. And when I read it and saw the vision that the director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat had, I was like, ‘Okay, I’ll just go ahead and do this genre film and give it optimum support,” he said. READ MORE: Priyanka Chopra Says She Can’t Work With People She ‘Doesn’t Like Anymore’ After Claiming She Was ‘Pushed Into A Corner’ In Bollywood Johar, the man behind globally appreciated films like “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”, “My Name Is Khan” and recently released “Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani”, told ET Canada that he hopes to make “Kill” Bollywood’s “own John Wick.” “I’m making all kinds of movies, producing all kinds of films.

I’m directing next year something that I’m working on. “Kill” though, is a franchise. We hope that if this one meets with love theatrically as well as with digital viewers, we hope to make ‘Kill 2’, ‘Kill 3’ and make it our own ‘John Wick’,” he said.

When Sangita Patel suggested that “John Wick” star Keanu Reeves could be part of it, maybe as protagonist Lakshya Lalvani’s brother, Johar said, “We’re happy with that.