Karan Johar, who had a brief cameo in 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' considers that his role in 'Bombay Velvet' as his acting debut. Karan says that his acting career in Bombay Velvet is more important than his cameos in the former films and he wish to run for the best debut award as well. 

He plays the bad man as Kaizad Khambatta, who is a manipulative big shot business man and hunts for Johnny Balraj played by Ranbir Kapoor. The film is directed by Anurag Kashyap.

"It was great to be directed by Anurag. Most of my scenes are with Ranbir (Kapoor)," Karan Johar has said earlier.