Mumbai, May 28 -- Karan Johar's Instagram activity has sparked major chatter after a check of his following list showed that he is no longer following several names extremely close to him, including Shah Rukh Khan, Ananya Panday and Manish Malhotra.

What has confused fans even more is that these are not just industry acquaintances. Karan recently made his Met Gala appearance in a Manish Malhotra outfit, making their fashion connection very visible on a global stage. Around the same time, he also thanked Shah Rukh Khan for his success, a bond that goes back to the filmmaker's biggest career-defining films.

The Ananya Panday angle has also raised eyebrows. Karan's production house backed her latest release Chand Mera Dil, making the unfol...