“We Were There First!” Karan Johar Sparks Internet Chaos With SOTY Post, Feat. The Summer I Turned Pretty (TSITP)
As The Summer I Turned Pretty (TSITP) dominates conversations online, Karan Johar has stepped into the debate in his trademark playful, slightly provocative style — and the internet couldn’t quite decide whether to laugh or cringe.
Karan Johar Makes a Bold Comparison
Over the weekend, Johar took to Instagram Stories to post a still from his 2012 film Student of the Year (SOTY) featuring Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra as Rohan and Abhimanyu, alongside Alia Bhatt, who completed the famous launch trio. The caption read:
“Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah !!!! ???? It’s team Rohan or Team Abhimanyu!!! #weweretherefirst #summershanayaturnedpretty”
With this, Johar seemed to suggest that SOTY “did it first” — referring to the teen love triangle dynamic popularized in TSITP.
Fans React, Social Media Explodes
The internet was quick to respond, with fans expressing a mix of amusement and disbelief. Comments ranged from “Abey chal” and “Stop trying to make fetch happen” to “Pls ban him from Insta” and “summerSHANAYAturnedpretty THE AUDACITY”. Many even admitted to feeling second-hand embarrassment. Memes and witty remarks flooded X and Instagram, with fans joking about Karan Johar claiming to have “invented love triangles” decades before The Summer I Turned Pretty.