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Karan Johar declares himself a Yami Gautam fan after watching Haq: 'Salute to her'

Updated on: 12 January,2026 12:39 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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Karan Johar took to Instagram to pen a long note, praising Yami Gautam's performance in Haq, stating that it left him teary-eyed. He also called Haq Emraan Hashmi's best performance to date

Karan Johar declares himself a Yami Gautam fan after watching Haq: 'Salute to her'

Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt and Yami Gautam. Pics/Yogen Shah

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Actress Yami Gautam has been receiving a lot of praise for her grounded yet powerful performance in her latest release, Haq. Joining the long list of admirers, filmmaker Karan Johar admitted that he was left teary-eyed after watching Shazia Bano's courtroom victory on the screen.
 
KJo further regrets "that i missed the opportunity of watching this exceptionally empowering film in the cinema."

Taking to social media, Karan further added that he has not been this moved by a performance in a long time.


Lauding Yami for her remarkable performance, the Kuch Kuch Hota Hai maker wrote on his Instagram, "to say that yamigautam is Brilliant, outstanding , Pathbreaking is still not saying enough…. Her silences, her stares, her last monologue and her stance throughout the film is a master class of craft and conviction …. Salute and Salaam to her! (sic)"



 
 
 
 
 
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Applauding the Haq director, Karan penned, "suparnverma directs the film with such an assured hand… never letting theatrics overpower the emotion and always making the strength of the characters shine with strong silences …he has directed a Brilliant film…."

KJo called Haq Emraan Hashmi's best performance to date.

The maker added, "therealemraan is his career best … he is so convincing and he portrays the insensitive and entitled husband like a bonafide veteran … you hate him and therefore you absolutely Love his performance …"

"kudos to jungleepictures … Vineet and Amrita .. vineetjain12 for producing this brave and important motion picture! #harmanbaweja.:. Big applause to reshunath for writing a solid and poignant film with such strength of narrative …." Karan added, congratulating the entire team behind the courtroom drama.

KJo concluded the note, declaring, "Yami…. Am a fan for life!"

Before this, actress Alia Bhatt also called herself a Yami fan after witnessing her latest work.

"As I mentioned over the phone too, am a Yami fan waiting eagerly for all your work to once again charm and entertain us all," Alia shared on her Insta.

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