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*''[[Fashion (film)| Fashion]]'' - (cameo as himself)
*''[[Fashion (film)| Fashion]]'' (2008) - (cameo as himself)
*''[[C Kkompany]]'' - (cameo as the Game show host)
*''[[C Kkompany]]'' (2008) - (cameo as the Game show host)
*''[[Om Shanti Om]]'' (2007) - (cameo as himself)
*''[[Om Shanti Om]]'' (2007) - (cameo as himself)
*''[[Salaam-e-Ishq]]''(2007) - (himself/voice)<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/karan-johar-180107.html Karan Johar only dubs for SEI, doesn't shoot]</ref>
*''[[Salaam-e-Ishq]]''(2007) - (himself/voice)<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/karan-johar-180107.html Karan Johar only dubs for SEI, doesn't shoot]</ref>

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Karan Johar
Years active1995-present

Karan Johar (Template:Lang-hi, born May 25, 1972 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian film director, producer, and TV celebrity. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and the late Yash Johar.[1][2] He is one of the most successful young filmmakers in Bollywood.[3][4]

Early life

Johar studied at the Greenlawns High School and attended H.R. College of Commerce and Economics. He received a Masters degree in French.[5]

Career

Dharma Productions, founded by his father, is Johar's production company. As a child, He was influenced by commercial Indian cinema and he cites Raj Kapoor, Yash Chopra and Sooraj R. Barjatya as his inspirations. [6][2]

Johar formally entered the film industry as an actor, portraying Raj's (Shahrukh Khan) close friend in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). He was also assistant director on this film and helped director Aditya Chopra in writing the screenplay for this film.[2] In addition, he selected Shahrukh Khan's costumes, something he continued to do for Shahrukh Khan's other movies like Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Duplicate (1998), Mohabbatein (2000), Main Hoon Na and Veer-Zaara (2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007).[2]

Johar made his directorial debut with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998. The film won eight Filmfare Awards in 1998 including Best Movie, Best Director and all four Best Actor awards for both leading and supporting roles. [7][2] Johar's second directorial effort was the family drama, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, released in 2001. It was also highly successful and won five Filmfare Awards.[8] His 2003 film, Kal Ho Naa Ho, was directed by Nikhil Advani. [9] His 2005 Shahrukh Khan film, Kaal was directed by Soham Shah, Johar's assistant director from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.[10] In May 2005, after taking a four-year break from directing, Johar began working on his third film as a director and fourth film as writer; Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, (Never Say Goodbye).[10][11] He is currently working in Los Angeles on his 2009 release, My Name is Khan. For a period of time, Johar followed numerology, creating film titles in which the first word and a number of others in the title began with the letter "K." After watching the 2006 film, Lage Raho Munna Bhai which was critical of numerology, Johar decided to stop this practice. [12]

Television

Johar is also the host of a television chat show called Koffee with Karan commissioned by Star World, in which he interviews renowned celebrities from Bollywood and India's glamour world.[13] The first season of the show began in 2004 and ended in 2006. The 2nd season began to air in February 2007 and ended in August.[13]

Honors

Filmography

Actor

Director

Producer

Writer/Story/Screenplay

Awards

Filmfare Awards

IIFA

Star Screen Awards

Notes

  1. ^ Firdaus Ashraf, Syed (March 23, 2006). "Karan Johar's next to release in August". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e Nandy, Pritish (December 9, 1998). "'All the women I meet keep telling me how much they cried in the film! That's what made it a hit, I guess.'". Rediff.Com. Retrieved 2008-03-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Pillai, Speedhar (August 11, 2006). "Man with the Midas touch". The Hindu. Retrieved 2008-11-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Pillai, Speedhar (November 5, 2004). "The heady Yash mixture". The Hindu. Retrieved 2008-11-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Drama King : Karan Johar
  6. ^ V S Srinivasan (October 15, 1998). "'I'm a little scared'". Rediff.Com. Retrieved 2008-03-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Box Office 1998". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  8. ^ "Box Office 2001". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  9. ^ "Box Office 2003". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  10. ^ a b K Jha, Subhash (May 3, 2005). "'I've got Veer-Zaara and Bunty-Babli in my film'". Rediff.Com. Retrieved 2008-03-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Box Office 2006". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  12. ^ Karan to drop letter K
  13. ^ a b Star World's Koffee With Karan
  14. ^ Ash among WEF's Global Young Leaders. 17 January , 2007. Sify.
  15. ^ Karan Johar to judge Miss World 2007. The Indian Express.
  16. ^ Karan Johar only dubs for SEI, doesn't shoot
  17. ^ Subi's promotional video is 'Sabse Alag'
  18. ^ Main Hoon Na
  19. ^ Dharma Productions
  20. ^ Dharma Productions


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