New season of 'Koffee With Karan' to premiere on October 21

Karan Johar will be back with the sixth season of his celebrity chat show, "Koffee With Karan" from October 21.

The 46-year-old filmmaker, who hosts the Star World show, took to Twitter to make the announcement.

"And here it is! #KoffeeWithKaran, premieres 21 Oct, Sundays 9 PM. @StarWorldIndia," Johar wrote.

And here it is!!! #KoffeeWithKaran , premieres 21 Oct, Sundays 9 PM. @StarWorldIndia pic.twitter.com/pmmPLwnujX

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 18, 2018

The "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" director also revealed on social media that the shoot of the show is underway.

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Johar had earlier teased that the show will return with a bang.

"Time to wake up and smell the... COMING SOON," he tweeted, along with his photograph from the sets of the show.

Time to wake up and smell the ....... COMING SOON ☕️ pic.twitter.com/WSWKL4Fz08

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 18, 2018

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The last installment of the show, which premiered on November 6, 2016, was in the news after Kangana Ranaut called Johar the "flag-bearer of nepotism" in one of the episodes, kick-starting the debate about Bollywood's favouritism towards industry kids.