Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Karan Johar Announces Final Koffee With Karan Season
Karan Johar is ending his celebrity talk show after its ninth season.
The show is called Koffee With Karan.
He first thought of the idea in 2004 and discussed it with his father, Yash Johar.
Yash Johar died before the show premiered.
Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol were the first guests.
Over the years, the show featured famous people and led to many conversations and controversies.
Karan says he now wants to make more movies and tell more stories.
Fans are sad and hope Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol appear in the final season.
Karan Johar has announced that Season 9 of Koffee With Karan will be the show’s final season.
Johar said he first discussed creating the celebrity talk show with his father, Yash Johar, in June 2004.
The show began filming on August 16, 2004, and premiered that year with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol as its first guests.
Johar described the decision as emotional and personal, saying he wants to focus on directing films and telling more stories.
Season 9 will premiere on October 14, 2026, with fans asking for Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol to return.
- Who
- Filmmaker and host Karan Johar, along with celebrities featured on Koffee With Karan.
- What
- Johar announced that the upcoming ninth season of Koffee With Karan will be its last.
- When
- The show began filming on August 16, 2004; Season 9 is scheduled to premiere on October 14, 2026.
- Where
- Season 9 will stream exclusively on JioHotstar.
- Why
- Johar called the decision emotional and personal and said he wants to spend the next decade directing more films and telling stories.
Fans Want The Show To Continue
Johar Wants To Move On
Whether the show should end
Fans Want The Show To Continue
Fans reacted emotionally online, asking Johar not to make Season 9 the final season and requesting many more seasons.
Johar Wants To Move On
Johar said he believes good things must come to an end and described ending the show as an emotional, personal decision.
Who should appear in the finale
Fans Want The Show To Continue
Fans especially requested Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol because they were the show’s first guests.
Johar Wants To Move On
Johar has emphasized that he wants to focus on directing more films and telling additional stories rather than continuing the talk show.
- Show
- Koffee With Karan
- Host
- Karan Johar
- Final season
- Season 9
- Original filming date
- 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
Sources
Karan Johar says goodbye to Koffee With Karan: ‘This will be my very last season’
'We Need Shah Rukh Khan On The Couch': Emotional Fans React As Koffee With Karan Returns For Its Final Season
Karan Johar Reveals Why Koffee With Karan Is Ending After 22 Years