Karan Johar's lusts for Ranbir Kapoor in Bombay Velvet

It is confirmed. Karan Johar plays an implicitly gay character in Bombay Velvet. There is a homo-erotic edge to the relationship that he shares with Ranbir Kapoor. Says a source close to the film, “Karan plays a sexually ambivalent, ruthless, Parsi wheeler-dealer married to a  beautiful woman. But he uses his wife as a decoy to subjugate and control his enemies. He’s shown to be attracted to Ranbir’s character.”

In one sequence where they share an intimate moment while looking at the Mumbai skyline, Karan  caresses Ranbir’s hand. And in another, he asks Ranbir what he sees in Anushka Sharma’s character that he doesn’t see in his character. Apparently, Ranbir, who looks up to Karan as a mentor in real life,  enjoyed playing the object of his attraction.