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In his candid post, Karan Johar began by reflecting on his early encounters with Ibrahim’s mother, Amrita Singh, and father, Saif Ali Khan. He shared a touching memory of meeting Amrita when he was just 12 years old, recalling how she had an instant impact on him.
“I met Amrita, or Dingy, as her loved ones call her, when I was just 12 years old. She did a film for @dharmamovies with my father called Duniya, and I remember so vividly the grace, the energy, and the commandment over the camera she had,” Johar wrote. He added, “What I remember most is the warmest Chinese dinner with her and her hairstylist after our first meeting, followed by a James Bond movie! She treated me like her own the second we met, and that was the power of her grace, which lives on through her and her children too!”
Karan Johar also reflected on his first meeting with Saif Ali Khan, describing the actor as «young, suave, charming, and effortless,» a description he also extended to Ibrahim. He emphasized the continuity of their friendship, which has now extended to the next generation. “With Saif, it was in Anand Mahendru’s office where I first met him. He was young, suave, charming, and effortless—very much like the first time I met Ibrahim,” Johar wrote. “A strong friendship that continues from our generation to, luckily, our
