Direct­or was previo­usly accuse­d of being 'non-Indian' for castin­g Fawad Khan in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushki­l'Bollywood film-maker Karan Johar, who was present at the panel discussion of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on Tuesday, said that art should not have boundaries and one cannot enforce culture to the people. The ace director shared the stage alongside renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Alice Bah Kuhnke, Minister for Culture and Democracy of Sweden and Arlie Russell Hochschild, Professor of Sociology at the University of California. Karan Johar celebrates a year of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ sans Fawad KhanThe panel was discussing “Can we avoid the spread of so-called ‘culture wars’?”Speaking on the matter, Karan said, “You cannot enforce culture or imbibe it. Supreme Court judgement went in favour of Padmaavat, it is a matter of happiness that the law has prevailed,” Karan stated. The four-day long annual meeting, taking place at the Davos-Klosters, Switzerland will end on January 26.

Source: The Express Tribune January 24, 2018 07:41 UTC