Bollywood director Karan Johar has recently revealed his desire to act, but claims that no offers have come his way after his disastrous debut in the 'Bombay Velvet.'
Karan, who played the role of a villain in the Anurag Kashyap-directorial, said during the trailer launch of 'Kapoor and Sons,' "No one has offered me any film after 'Bombay Velvet.' It was such a disastrous debut that I did not get any single offer."
The 43-year-old filmmaker further said, "I am dying. Waiting for someone to offer me something. No one is going to offer me a lead role; I am waiting for good supporting roles to come my way."
The flick that stars Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah and Rajat Kapoor in lead roles with hit the theatres in March 18.
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