Overview
- He revealed the break on Instagram Stories, writing, “Digital Detox for a week! No doom scrolling! No DMs! No posts! May the universe give me the strength to stay away!!!!”
- He specified that he will not scroll, reply to messages, or post during the one-week hiatus.
- In recent days he used Instagram to defend Varun Dhawan against online trolling, calling the platform’s ‘hollow noise’ defunct.
- He also praised the box-office success of Dhurandhar and Border 2, declaring that Bollywood is “back” when films connect with audiences.
- The pause follows Homebound missing a final Oscar nomination after making December’s shortlist, and Johar publicly lauded director Neeraj Ghaywan without linking the detox to the outcome.