In the day and age of social media one post can make you or marr you...or your relationship, for that matter. So when Karan Johar and Manish Malhotra appeared in the same frame in a post, they were immediately labelled as a cute couple. When Manish Malhotra, reports suggest, liked the post thinking that it was a harmless and innocuous title, it was suggested that he has approved the duo's relationship. So much hoopla it generated on social media that the netziens got KJo and Manish involved in a romantic relationship.

Later Malhotra cleared the air as he was allegedly angry about the news of the duo's link up "It's just ridiculous Karan is like a brother to me”, said Manish in an interview to Indiatimes. KJo's sexual orientation has always created so much noise in the media, so much so that the man is ridiculed on social media. Trolls are many on KJo's personal life, but we like how Karan takes it all on his chin!

Karan who is busy with his ambitious project Kalank will now have to deal with such nonsensical stuff. Interestingly, Manish Malhotra had shared a picture with Karan Johar to wish him on his birthday and wrote, "Happy happy birthday my dearest bestest friend @karanjohar have a wonderful year ahead 25! years of friendship and working together..and many more years to come and may you keep making the most wonderful films and keep being the spirited person that you are #karanjohar #friendship #friendslikefamily #Bff @mmalhotraworld.

Karan Johar and Manish Malhotra's professional commitment for the former's movie has been chronicled extensively, but who would have thought that the two would be romantically linked after posting a picture featuring the two together!

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