The iconic chat show Koffee with Karan is back for its ninth and final season, and it was never in doubt that it would open with a defining personality.
A day go, Karan Johar, the show's host, took to Instagram to officially announce and reveal Salman Khan as the first guest of the season. "One last time…a koffee with the one & only bhaii. Koffee with Karan Season 9, streaming 14th October onwards on The Peacock Hub On JioHotstar," the caption read.
In the video, Khan is heard saying, "Toh main aa raha hun karne Koffee with Karan" [I am coming for Koffee with Karan].
On September 30, Johar announced that after 22 years, 8 seasons and 161 episodes, the era-defining celebrity chat show will be drawing to an end. In an emotionally charged announcement, he revisited the journey that has been unpredictable and irreverent, acknowledging the controversies, conjecture, trolling and conversations that have followed since it debuted in 2004.
Speaking about the final season, Johar said, "There are some journeys you don't plan to end, you simply know, somewhere deep within you, when it is time to let them go. Koffee With Karan has been an extraordinary part of my life. It has given me friendships, memories, moments of complete madness, a lot of love and, yes, its fair share of controversy!"
As for Khan, the actor was last seen in the Saudi Arabian action thriller 7 Dogs and is next set to headline Apoorva Lakhia's Maatrubhumi which is slated for a Diwali or Christmas 2026 release. The actor will also star in Vamshi Paidipally's upcoming film, currently titled SVC63, which sees him opposite Nayanthara for the first time on screen.
Koffee with Karan Season 9 will stream on JioHotstar from October 14.