It has been alleged by many that drugs were consumed by Hindi film celebs at a party hosted by Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar on 28 July 2019. At a time when super-celebs like Deepika Padukone are under NCB's scrutiny, Karan has issued a statement saying that narcotics were not at all consumed at the party held at his Mumbai residence.

He called out sections of media for reporting falsely and maliciously.

Karan also said that Kshitij Prasad and Anubhav Chopra are not his aides, much less close aides. "I would like to place on record that I do not know these individuals personally," the 'K3G' director added.

He added, "Kshitij Ravi Prasad joined Dharmatic Entertainment, a company linked to Dharma Productions, in November last year. He worked on a contract basis for a project which eventually did not materialize."

Meanwhile, Deepika Padukone will be questioned by NCB sleuths on Friday. Rakul Preet Singh was questioned on Friday.