Wake Up Sid Controversy: When Karan Johar Had To Put A Disclaimer For Calling Mumbai As Bombay Due To Raj Thackeray

Apart from his movie content, Karan Johar often makes it to the news due to controversies surrounding it. While we talk about his controversies, who can forget Wake Up Sid which faced the wrath of MNS leader Raj Thackeray and his party workers.

Back in 2009, when Wake Up Sid screenings were stalled on the very first day when MNS workers observed that Mumbai has been called Bombay in the entire film. The screening was first stalled in Pune. Soon after that, Raj Thackeray asked Karan Johar, the producer of the film, to issue an apology for hurting the sentiments of Maharashtrians.

For the unversed, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Konkana Sen Sharma, Wake Up Sid has Mumbai playing a major part of the script. Therefore, it was impossible to make major changes throughout the film, especially when it was already playing in theatres. Rather, Karan put a disclaimer before the film that had an apology for hurting the sentiments of Maharashtrians.