Mumbai, May 29 -- Filmmakerr Karan Johar left netizens surprised on Thursday night after fans noticed a sharp drop in the number of accounts he follows on Instagram.

Eagle-eyed users were quick to point out that the filmmaker had seemingly unfollowed several industry friends and colleagues, including Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Manish Malhotra.

Before netizens could assume anything, Karan, in no time, shared a note explaining why he had unfollowed several Instagram accounts.

The 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' director revealed that the move was part of a "digital detox," adding that he wanted to "reduce the time and energy spent on the gram."

"It's a DIGITAL DETOX!!!! Am unfollowing everyone to reduce my time and energy spent on th...