Karan smitten by Ekta Kapoor

By Subhash K Jha

Karan Johar has an extremely busy year ahead. Not only is he neck-deep researching for his next directorial venture he's also heavily into chatting up celebrities thanks to his reputation of a glorious gabber gotten from Koffee With Karan.

If you think that isn't enough on the plate then check this out. Karan is all set to act in Balajee Films C Kkompany, the same film that also features Ekta Kapoor.

Says Karan, "I won't want to divulge any details. Ekta will tell you what I've to do. She's a sweetheart. I can never say no to her."

This won't be Karan's first acting assignment. He started as a child actor in Anand Mahendroo's Doordarshan serial Indradhanush, then played Shah Rukh's nerdy friend in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge.

More recently he had a cameo in Sujoy Ghosh's Home Delivery and a voice-on-the-telephone part in Nikhil Advani's Salaam-e-Ishq. However Karan refutes recent reports that he's acting in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion.

Adds Ekta, "C Kkompany will have Karan and also Mahesh Bhatt making appearances. I'm also there. The awards committees are going to have a tough time next year."