Filmmaker Karan Johar is not the one to miss a grand BollBollywoodty or any grand party for that matter. The actor is so omnipresent at such galas that even Kareena Kapoor took a dig at him for being at every party during her latest appearance on `Koffee with Karan`. Therefore, Johar`s absence from the grand pre-wedding festivities of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant did raise eyebrows. While the who`s-who of Bollywood was seen at the extravaganza, Karan Johar was absent from the festivity. From Shah Rukh Khan to Kareena Kapoor to Saif Ali Khan to Ananya Panday, Bollywood celebrities had marked their presence at the event with several also putting up performances. 

As per a report in India Today, Karan Johar was invited to the wedding and was even scheduled to dance on stage for the soon-to-be-wed couple. He was supposed to perform along with friend and fashion designer Manish Malhotra. However, Johar was down with fever and throat ache at the last minute. So the `Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani` director decided to stay back in Mumbai and look after his health.