Karan Johar announces digital detox from social media

Filmmaker Karan Johar recently announced a digital detox, stating that he will be away from doomscrolling and also from direct messages (DMs) on social media platforms for a week.

Karan Johar takes a break from social media

Taking to his Instagram stories, Karan announced, "Digital Detox for a week! No doom scrolling! No DMs! No posts! May the universe give me the strength to stay away!!!!"

Notably, the filmmaker, who is highly active on platforms, has often spoken about the negative sides of social media. Earlier in July 2025, he had shared that he was considering a digital detox, admitting to feeling overwhelmed by the barrage of distressing updates. Voicing his anxiety over the constant stream of negative news, he had asked his followers if they were feeling the same. .On his Instagram, he had shared, "Is everyone else getting anxious seeing only bad news on the gram??? Have seriously considered a detox!"

Karan Johar`s recent posts

Before going on a digital detox, Karan`s last post featured Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt in a video still wishing everybody a Happy Republic Day. The filmmaker had also taken to his social media account to celebrate the success of the recent Bollywood releases, Ranveer Singh`s Dhurandhar and Sunny Deol`s Border 2.

Johar has shared that the box office results of both these movies hint that Bollywood is here to stay. He also added that people are willing to go to cinema halls, provided that they are able to connect with the film, something which was evident with Dhurandhar and Border 2.

Karan Johar maker took to his social media account to pen his thoughts. He wrote, "The mega success of the two recent back-to-back mega Hindi film successes proves one thing... Bollywood (yes, incorrect terminology, but here to stay) is back. Naysayers can fly a kite. All Dhurandhars will cross borders of excellence when the films strike emotional chords with a paying audience (sic)".

A few days ago, Karan Johar was seen hosting the grand session celebrating his dear friend and Bollywood star Rani Mukerji`s 30 years in Bollywood, organised by Yash Raj Films.

(With inputs from IANS)