There are times when even a usually cool, calm and collected Karan Johar can get a panic attack. Like when he decided to get on board Bombay Talkies, an omnibus of four films (each a 20-25 minute ‘short’) celebrating our infinite and unconditional love for Hindi cinema. “I was the only commercial, mainstream voice in the group. I thought I’ll dilute the impact of the art of Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee, wasn’t sure if I’d be able to match their syntax,” he says about trying to keep in step with the other three collaborators. But he seems to be in fine form if the film is anything to go by. It releases this Friday, coinciding with the celebration of 100 years of Indian cinema.