For the longest time Karan Johar was stamped as the father of nepotism. Although the allegations were out in the open, Johar never denied his part in the same. From Varun Dhawan to Arjun Kapoor, Karan Johar is infamous for his alleged partiality towards the star kids. So needless to say, when the director took to Twitter to launch a new actor, the whole Twitterverse asked ‘who’s the new star kid?’ But well, Johar chose to finally speak up. Taking to Twitter he announced that Lakshya, the newest find of Dharma Productions, is in fact in no way related to the film Industry.

Karan explained that Lakshya went through proper auditions and screen tests before getting chosen for Dostana 2. He even mentioned that it was Shanoo Sharma, the casting director of Dharma, who found out Lakshya. For the uninitiated, Shanoo has earlier even found actors like Ranveer Singh. Earlier, KJo had announced that he will be producing ‘Dostana 2’ with Kartik Aaryan and Janhvi Kapoor in the lead, while the search was on for ‘a suitable boy’.

Yes I woke up to several inquiries asking about his film industry connections!!! He is NOT from the business and went through a legit audition process !! Am grateful to Shanoo Sharma for introducing LAKSHYA to @DharmaMovies https://t.co/47i6k0FSFe

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) September 5, 2019

Both happy and excited to introduce the new kid on the Dharma block! LAKSHYA will be making his debut with us in #DOSTANA2 and from thereon, we hope to start a solid cinematic journey together! Please welcome #Lakshya and shower him with all your love and blessings... pic.twitter.com/zEgxX8a7V4

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) September 5, 2019

Lakshya has although previously appeared in TV shows and has gone through a rigorous process of auditions. The actor has bagged a four-film contract with Johar’s Dharma Productions, which includes movies and digital projects. What do you think about this new Dharma boy?