Karan Johar made his directorial debut with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, a hugely successful film that went on to define the millennial generation in India. However, the filmmaker couldn’t enjoy the success of his own film, as he had received life threats and had to fly out of the country. He was locked up in a room at the premiere of his own film because he had received threatening calls from the underworld.

However, the film`s star Shah Rukh Khan, who is now one of the closest friends of Karan Johar, assured him that he was safe. "I`ll never forget how Shah Rukh brought me out. He said, `I`ll take the bullet for you.` That`s when I realised that this relationship is forever," Karan says in the latest episode of Sit With Hitlist.