New Delhi: Alia Bhatt got her first break with Karan Johar’s Student Of The Year co-starring Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan. Since then they share are a deep and loving bond. But recently, Karan has been trolled and questioned by internet users as he has frequently seen mentioning Alia and his friendship in Koffee With Karan 7.

Now during his latest interview, Karan has opened up on the online trolls and hate he is receiving for the same. In the interview, Karan was asked about his bond with Alia and how he cried when she told him about her pregnancy.

Karan replied, “I think Alia and I just make each other cry. I see a lot of hate for the relationship both of us share like, online when I look. I don’t know why people get so annoyed. I’m allowed to love somebody from my heart.”

Karan said he feels like a parent to her. “She’s the first person I felt parental about. She’s the first person I felt like I had a parental instinct for. I love her and the country knows she’s one of our finest actors. I have a tremendous amount of love, respect and admiration and I’m allowed to say what I want about her. So, if I cry at her good news and I really feel good then I’m allowed to. I’m like a parent to her. Why should I be pretending for optics. I genuinely love her and I want to say it all the time.”

Karan Johar became emotional hearing Alia’s pregnancy

In an interview with ETimes, Karan also revealed how he got emotional and cried when Alia told him about her pregnancy. He said, “I cried. She came to my office. I remember I was having a bad hair day and I was sitting in a hoodie with cap. And she told me this. And my first emotion was, tears just came out and Alia came and gave me a hug. I remember saying, ‘I can’t believe you are having a baby’.”