Filmmaker Karan Johar reflected on a year of self-discovery and clarity. He has promised to return to film sets in 2026, staying true to his passion for storytelling and Hindi cinema. Taking to Instagram, Karan shared a string of images from his recent getaway and said: “The Sun … the Sea…. The Clarity…”

He said that the “last year has been a year of internal revaluations, revelations and resolutions.” “It almost feels like the onset of the 2.0 version of my life… where you value what you truly have and feel for and the rest you slowly dissolve into emotional oblivion…” Karan wrote.

He shared that he has made a promise to himself about returning to work on set. “2026 is the year I will be back on set.. a promise I have made to myself… because that is not only my happy space and place but also my only calling in life… to tell stories with all the prerequisites of good old-fashioned Hindi cinema… it’s in my DNA so why run away from it …( or try to please a bunch of people I don’t know )”