\n\u201cI can\u2019t say I\u2019m crazy about the idea of being a model. And please, it\u2019s not about modelling at all. It\u2019s about just lending my name to a friend who happens to be a dress designer. And this time it was a dear designer friend Rohit Bal who invited me to wear his couture,\u201d Karan told IANS.
\n\u201cIf I have to walk the ramp I prefer wearing ethnic to western. I\u2019ve walked the ramp before. In fact the last time I did so was last year for the same fashion event, and it was again for a dear friend Nandita Mahtani. So you can say it\u2019s very hard for me to say no to friends. I guess it\u2019s better to walk the ramp than face the camera,\u201d he added.
\nKaran, who was seen as an overweight guy in \u201cDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge\u201d, is astonished at the amount of weight he has lost over the years.
\n\u201cI can\u2019t believe I\u2019m today seen to be slim enough to walk the ramp. I remember a time as a very fat child when I\u2019d fool my mother into believing it\u2019s my friends\u2019 birthday. I\u2019d buy a one-pound cake, hide and eat the whole thing at one go. My turning point was when I saw my fat self on TV receiving the best director\u2019s award for \u2018Kuch Kuch Hota Hai\u2019,\u201d said Karan.
\nAs for directors rubbing shoulders with top actors and models, Karan said: \u201cI\u2019m flattered. And like I said I prefer walking the ramp. I hate acting. I never want to act.\u201d
\nAs far as his role as producer and director is concerned — Dharma Productions\u2019 next big release is Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra starrer \u201cDostana\u201d. It is being directed by Tarun Mansukhani.
\nApart from that Karan is gearing up to direct \u201cMy Name Is Khan\u201d with Shah Rukh Khan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"