karan johar turns 42 today both he and his cinema are brands today that others aspire to become and emulate he is not just a multitalented and generous person but today feels a proud parent who flaunts the young talent he has launched be it actors or directors his company dharma productions has given a number of filmmakers who have produced successful love stories be it ayan mukerjis yeh jawaani hai deewani vinil mathews quirky hasee toh phasee to the more recent entrant to the 100crore club abhishek varmans 2 states post my name is khan he totally got sucked into being a producer and a tv anchor and judge amongst other things but is now back to writing his next film which he will direct and start shooting early next year over a coffee in his office the extremelytalented kjo talks to bombay times about his belief in new talent his weakness for adi chopra and shah rukh khan and why new york remains his favourite city to date excerpts are there things you feel you cant do now at 42 i dont feel 42 though i may be looking it in my head and heart i am still in my twenties the reason for that is that i lost my 20s and 30s to work 20s as i was building my career and 30s as i lost my dad and had to build my company i feel now is the time when i am getting some kind of me time and my head is opened up i hang out with the younger generation and in my head i dont feel any older than them when i go out shopping i have to consciously remind myself that no karan you cant buy this you cant buy red shoes i am halfsindhi so bling is a part of my dna inherently if i buy bling i feel i might be like those jaded uncles whom i would myself laugh at when i was in college i dont want to be that person i wont buy bright coloured shoes i dont want bling in my wardrobe the third toss up is should i keep the grey or not some times i feel forget it i should just keep it and age gracefully and then i think of the term age gracefully and i get scared and no i must loreal as i am worth it and go back in my jawaani deewani mode i know i am between young and middleaged so i have to just enjoy the zone i am in read is shah rukh khan angry with karan joharwhat age group do you feel most connected to i have to say i vibe best with the younger kids i think my spirit is young not that i listen to the music they listen to or do the stuff they do when i sit with alia varun sid or ayan they talk about contemporary music whereas i am still listening