Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- Filmmaker and producer Karan Johar has announced a brief hiatus from social media after his home production Homebound failed to secure a nomination at the Academy Awards.

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In an Instagram Stories post shared early Tuesday morning, Johar informed his followers that he would be stepping away from online platforms for a week, citing the need for a digital detox.

"Digital detox for a week. No doom scrolling! No DMs! No posts! May the universe give me the strength to stay away," he wrote, striking a candid and self-aware tone that resonated with many of his followers.

Johar has been vocal in the past about the toll social media can take on mental well...