In TrendsStock MarketStocks to BuyAsian StocksApple PaySwastika Infra IPOHow 'Koffee with Karan' rewrote the rules of talk shows in IndiaAs the plug is pulled on Koffee with Karan after twenty-two years, Indian television is losing the show that turned Bollywood gossip into public viewing. From blowing apart the polite, stiff walls of traditional talk shows to living-room-like banter, Season 9 marks the end of an era when audiences got to be a part of something delightfully messy.By Asmita Pant September 30, 2026, 6:16:07 PM IST (Published)With Karan Johar finally pulling the plug on Koffee with Karan after twenty-two years, Indian television is officially losing the show that managed to turn insider Bollywood gossip into a television viewing experience. Season 9 marks the end of an era that began way back in 2004, and while the recent seasons took a beating for being dull and over-sanitised, it’s impossible to talk about English television in India without talking about the cultural reset this show pulled off.Before Koffee, the landscape was polite, stiff, and formal. If you were watching an English talk show, you were likely watching Rendezvous with Simi Garewal. In every sense of the term, Garewal was an industry insider too…
Original source: https://www.cnbctv18.com/entertainment/
