Before his recent blockbuster Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, Karan Johar had last directed Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, his most personal movie. One that gave him closure on his unrequited love of years. In a no-holds-barred interview on the latest episode of our print and podcast series, Sit With Hitlist, the filmmaker talked about the mad love he found in his late 30s.

He told Mid-day's Mayank Shekhar, “I actually found this crazy mad love in my late 30s and early 40s. It went on for years. But, what it did is, it gave me a film…”