Karan Johar pokes fun at Maheep Kapoor and Bhavana Pandey

Karan Johar playfully called Maheep Kapoor and Bhavna Pandey “reluctant nepo moms” in a fun Instagram video. He urged them to dance to the remixed song ‘Bijuria’ from Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor’s film. Sonu Nigam, the original singer, expressed nostalgia over the song’s lasting charm. The film ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ releases on October 2, 2025.

Filmmaker Karan Johar is known for his playful antics on social media. In a latest video posted on Instagram, Johar playfully tagged his “fabulous Bollywood wives” Maheep Kapoor and Bhavna Pandey as “reluctant nepo moms.” But what prompted him to call the star wives this? A fun banter about a dance challenge between the trio over the remixed version of the classic song ‘ Bijuria’ starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor led to this post.Karan Johar’s fun elevator moment with the ‘nepo moms’Taking to his official Instagram handle, Karan Johar posted a video where he talks to Maheep and Bhavana inside an elevator. He playfully urges them to dance to the song ‘Bijuria.’ He wrote, “Reluctant Nepo Moms and Bollywood wives @maheepkapoor @bhavanapandey Refusing to dance to #BIJURIA…. @varundvn @janhvikapoor they need classes from you urgently…” Sonu Nigam shares nostalgia over ‘Bijuria’s lasting appealSonu Nigam, the voice behind the classic song “Bijuria,” which was recently remixed for Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor’s film ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’, shared that he never expected the song “would stand the test of time.” Posting some nostalgic photos from the recording session on his official Instagram, Nigam wrote, “26 years back while making Bijuria, we didn’t know the song would stand the test of time and how..! Shouting, whistling, blabbering stuff that had back stories only we knew about, laughing, imitating, learning and above all making long lasting music and what all.” He also thanked his team, saying, “My dear Ravi bhai, Tarun bhai and Late Ajay bhai, we did all this with such positivity and innocence. Thank you God for such a beautiful journey. Enjoy #bijuria yet again.”More about ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ has been helmed by Shashank Khaitan and stars Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor in the lead roles. Sanya Malhotra and Rohit Saraf also play important roles, with Maniesh Paul, Akshay Oberoi, Abhinav Sharma, and others in the supporting cast. The plot follows former lovers in Delhi who try to get back together, causing funny mix-ups with a new romance also brewing during this chaos. The film will release in theatres on October 2, 2025.