It all happened when Miss World Organisation asked the Times of India group to name one filmmaker as judge for the event and they popped up Johars' name.
The director who is in Toronto for KANK screening says, "I'm flattered to have been chosen. Although I've been quite a regular as a judge at beauty contests in India, this is my first brush with a global beauty pageant".
"I guess Indian cinema has gone global, and so have I. Suddenly we're being seen as part of a larger ground reality. I hope I can handle it," he laughs.