As Kesari 2 movie readies for release, what should have been a celebration of brave storytelling has now turned into a moment of outrage.
Why? Because Caroline Dyer, the great-granddaughter of General Reginald Dyer — the man responsible for the horrific Jallianwala Bagh massacre — made a shocking and insensitive remark, calling the innocent victims of that bloodbath “looters”.

Yes, the same massacre where thousands of unarmed men, women, and children were mercilessly gunned down in Amritsar on Baisakhi day. Caroline didn’t just belittle them — she brushed it off with, “history is history.” That cold dismissal triggered a storm of anger — and none louder or more justified than Karan Johar’s.
Karan Johar’s Unfiltered Response Hits Hard
Karan, who is producing Kesari 2, didn’t mince words while reacting to her remarks — and rightfully so.
“Not just as an Indian, not just as a humanitarian, but just like anyone who has even an aorta of empathy, and aorta of humanity within yourself — it will anger you. I don’t want to mince my words, I don’t want to be diplomatic in my answer, and certainly don’t want to beat around the bush when I say — how ridiculous was she to say that and how dare she? She was calling those thousands of people looters? They were innocent people who conglomerated right there for what was meant to be the auspicious day of Baisakhi.”
He didn’t just call it absurd — he called it what it was: an inhumane, ignorant, and offensive take on one of the darkest days in India’s history.
“Khoon Khaulta Hai”: Johar on the Boiling Rage
Karan wasn’t done. Clearly emotional, he continued:
“What love can you have in your heart when your actions only speak of hate? And the fact that she is living in a la la land of her own, some delusion of her own and I don’t know her, haven’t met her and I don’t wish to meet her. The fact that she has even said those things, makes me so angry on a humanitarian level. Khoon khaulta hai jab maine woh video dekha (It boiled my blood to watch that video) with the fact that she has such disdain for one of the biggest genocides in the history of our nation and the world.”