Mumbai, March 20 -- Filmmaker Karan Johar on Thursday announced his new film, which will mark the launch of a new director.

Karan expressed his excitement for the project by calling it his 'proudest film'. However, he didn't reveal the name of the project.

"When I began producing films (once 1 stepped into Dharma as an active part of the company), in 2003 with Kal Ho Naa Ho - the idea was to empower filmmakers and storytellers...to pay it forward. We got it right...we got it wrong but the intent was always to put out stories and films we believed in. The motive was only either entertain, seek acclaim or to simply have fun at the movies," he wrote.

Taking a dig at trolls who criticize him for working with star kids and not giving a chan...