Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Vishal Bhardwaj Praises Karan Johar’s Lust Stories Segment
Lust Stories is a collection of four short films about relationships and desire.
Vishal Bhardwaj said Karan Johar’s story from the first film was Johar’s best work.
He especially liked performances by Kiara Advani and Vicky Kaushal.
Shakun Batra also chose Johar’s story as his favorite.
Kiran Rao and Vikramaditya Motwane preferred The Mirror, directed by Konkona Sen Sharma.
They liked how that story combined humor, discomfort and ideas about class.
Lust Stories 3 has four new stories by Bhardwaj, Rao, Motwane and Batra.
The new anthology includes actors such as Radhika Apte, Aditi Rao Hydari, Vijay Varma and Konkona Sen Sharma.
It is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on September 18.
Vishal Bhardwaj called Karan Johar’s Lust Stories segment his career-best film and praised Kiara Advani and Vicky Kaushal.
Johar’s 2018 segment follows a newly married couple dealing with sexual dissatisfaction and missing intimacy.
Shakun Batra also selected Johar’s segment, recalling that Johar’s narration was especially funny.
Kiran Rao and Vikramaditya Motwane chose Konkona Sen Sharma’s The Mirror from Lust Stories 2.
Lust Stories 3 features four segments directed by Motwane, Rao, Batra and Bhardwaj, premiering on Netflix on September 18.
- Who
- Directors Vishal Bhardwaj, Shakun Batra, Kiran Rao and Vikramaditya Motwane discussed their favorite earlier Lust Stories segments.
- What
- The directors expressed different preferences while promoting Lust Stories 3 and discussed the anthology’s upcoming four stories.
- When
- Lust Stories 3 is scheduled to premiere on September 18; the articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- The anthology is scheduled to premiere on Netflix, with one article specifying Netflix India.
- Why
- The directors were interviewed ahead of the third edition and asked which segments from the first two editions stayed with them.
Karan Johar’s Segment
The Mirror
Favorite earlier story
Karan Johar’s Segment
Vishal Bhardwaj called Karan Johar’s segment his career-best film, praising its direction and the performances of Kiara Advani and Vicky Kaushal. Shakun Batra also selected it.
The Mirror
Kiran Rao and Vikramaditya Motwane selected Konkona Sen Sharma’s The Mirror from Lust Stories 2.
What the directors valued
Karan Johar’s Segment
The segment was praised for its strong direction, humor and exploration of missing intimacy in a marriage.
The Mirror
The Mirror was praised for combining humor, discomfort, class and complexity in a short film, while Motwane said it raised the anthology’s level.
- Anthology
- Lust Stories
- Upcoming edition
- Lust Stories 3
- Directors
- Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra and Vishal Bhardwaj
- Scheduled premiere
- September 18
- Platform
- Netflix; one article specifies Netflix India
- Johar segment
- A 2018 story about a newly married couple experiencing sexual dissatisfaction
- Preferred segment split
- Bhardwaj and Batra chose Karan Johar’s segment; Rao and Motwane chose The Mirror
- The Mirror director
- Konkona Sen Sharma
