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Karan Johar Announces Koffee With Karan’s Final Season
Karan Johar is ending his celebrity talk show, Koffee With Karan, after its ninth season.
He first started the show in 2004.
His father, Yash Johar, encouraged him to think about the idea, but died before the show premiered.
Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol were the first guests.
Over the years, many famous actors and filmmakers appeared on the show.
Karan said the show brought conversations, friendships, romances, marriages and controversies.
He now wants to focus more on directing movies and telling stories.
Fans are sad about the ending and hope Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol return.
The final season will begin on October 14, 2026.
Karan Johar has announced that Koffee With Karan Season 9 will be the show’s final season.
Johar launched the talk show in 2004 after discussing the idea with his father, Yash Johar.
Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol were the first guests when the show premiered in 2004.
Johar said he wants to spend the next decade directing more films and telling stories.
Season 9 will premiere on JioHotstar on October 14, 2026, prompting fans to request Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol as guests.
- Who
- Filmmaker and host Karan Johar, along with the celebrities who appear on Koffee With Karan.
- What
- Johar announced that the show’s upcoming ninth season will be its final season.
- Where
- Season 9 will stream exclusively on JioHotstar.
- When
- The show premiered in 2004; Season 9 is scheduled to premiere on October 14, 2026.
- Why
- Johar said the decision is emotional and personal and that he wants to spend the next decade directing films and telling stories.
Fans Want More
Johar Wants To Move On
Whether the show should end
Fans Want More
Fans reacted emotionally and asked Johar not to make Season 9 the last, with some requesting many more seasons.
Johar Wants To Move On
Johar said he believes good things must come to an end and described the decision as emotional and personal.
What should come next
Fans Want More
Fans asked for Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol to appear in the final season, especially because they were the first guests.
Johar Wants To Move On
Johar said he wants to dedicate the next decade to directing more movies and telling more stories.
Key facts
- Show
- Koffee With Karan
- Host
- Karan Johar
- Final season
- Season 9
- Original premiere
- August 16, 2004
- Episodes and seasons cited
- 161 episodes across eight seasons
- Season 9 premiere
- October 14, 2026
- Streaming platform
- JioHotstar
- First guests
- Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol
Quotes
Karan Johar
Indian filmmaker and host of Koffee With Karan
“This will be the last time I will be on a couch that has been synonymous with conversations, candor and well... controversies... the decision is emotional and personal to me... But I am hoping the legacy of love the show has given me continues to brew in people's hearts.”
NDTV
“'Koffee With Karan' has been such a large part of my identity in the entertainment industry... I still can't believe it's been 22 years and now this will be my ninth season.”
NDTV
A social media user
Viewer reacting to the announced final season
“Hopefully SRK and Kajol will be the last guests since he started with them. Hopefully, he'll finish the last season out with them.”
NDTV
“If this is the last season!! We need SRK on the couch.”
NDTV
Sources
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