Karan Johar (born 25 May 1972) often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, actor and television host based in Bollywood. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar. He is also the head of the production company Dharma Productions. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and abroad. Four of the films he has directed, those starring Shahrukh Khan, have been India's highest grossing productions in the overseas market. The success of those films resulted in crediting Johar for changing the way Indian cinema has been perceived in the West.Johar entered the film industry as an actor in Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). He later made his directorial debut with the highly successful romantic comedy, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai(1998) which won him a Filmfare Award For Best Director and Filmfare Best Screenplay Award. His following directorial efforts were the family drama, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and the romantic drama, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), a movie which dealt with the theme of adultery. Both films were major financial successes in India and abroad. Johar thus established himself as one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood. His fourth film, My Name Is Khan (2010) was met with positive reviews and grossed 7px2 billion (US$ million) worldwide. It earned him his second Best Director award at the Filmfare ceremony. Having done so, he has established himself as one of the most successful directors and producers in Indian Cinema.
H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Green Lawns High School
Nationality
Indian
Parents
Hiroo Johar
Siblings
See Chopra-Johar family
Awards
Filmfare Award for Best Director, Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue, Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay, IIFA Award for Best Story, IIFA Award for Best Director, Zee Cine Award for Best Director, IIFA Award for Best Costume Design, National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Enterta...
Nominations
Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Filmfare Award for Best Film, IIFA Award for Best Film, Screen Award for Best Film, BIG Star Most Entertaining Film, BIG Star Most Entertaining Director, Guild Award for Best Screenplay, Indian Telly Award for Best Anchor/s, BIG Star Most Entertaining Comedy Film,...
Movies
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Student of the Year, My Name Is Khan, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..., Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Dostana, Bombay Velvet, Bombay Talkies, Agneepath, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Wake Up Sid, Shaandaar, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania...
TV Shows
Lift Kara De, Koffee with Karan, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, India's Got Talent
Star Sign
Gemini
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Most of the movies he directs start with the letter K or have a word beginning with the letter K in the title.
I've just gone through a life changing experience. It's called Black. Mr Bachchan's performance is the best I've seen by a male actor. And Rani! My God! When I remember how I used to scream instructions at her during Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, I wonder what I was doing. Rani has not just surpassed her contemporaries but almost everything done by actresses in our cinema in the last fifty years.
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[Rani Mukerji] is an amazing talent who has become one of our finest actresses. I feel proud to have been part of that process.
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About Hrithik Roshan: Hrithik is obsessed with his work. We all are, but while all of us give 100% he gives 300%.
His best friends in the industry include Aditya Chopra, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji and Kajol.
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For a period of time, Johar followed numerology, creating film titles in which the first word and a number of others in the title would begin with the letter "K." After watching Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), which was critical of numerology, he decided to stop this practice.