India, Nov. 8 -- Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar has often spoken about being bullied during his childhood because of his weight. In a recent conversation with Sania Mirza on her podcast, Serving It Up with Sania, for Myntra, Karan opened up about deep emotional traumas from his early years that continue to shape him as a parent.

Karan discussed the dark, ugly and unfortunate side of social media, where people zoom into your face and scrutinise every detail. He talked about how children in school now experience anxiety about not looking "hot enough" or not having enough followers. He recalled that although he was a plus-size child, he was still allowed to be happy, but he now worries for children who are "physically different" today.

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