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Karan JoharFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchKaran Johar

Born May 25, 1972 (1972-05-25) (age 36)Mumbai, Maharastra, IndiaYears active 1995-present[show]Awards wonFilmfare AwardsBest Dialogue2002 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie GhamBest Director1999 Kuch Kuch Hota HaiBest Screenplay1999 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Karan Johar (Hindi: ??? ????, 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]

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1 Early life2 Career2.1 Television2.2 Honors3 Filmography3.1 Actor3.2 Director3.3 Producer3.4 Writer/Story/Screenplay4 Awards4.1 Filmfare Awards4.2 IIFA4.3 Star Screen Awards

5 Notes6 External links

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

CareerDharma 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, Yas

h Chopra and Sooraj R. Barjatya as his inspirations. [6][2]

Johar formally entered the film industry as an actor, portraying Raj's (ShahrukhKhan) close friend in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). He was also assistantdirector 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) andOm Shanti Om (2007).[2]

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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, Joharbegan 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 followednumerology, creating film titles in which the first word and a number of othersin the title began with the letter "K." After watching the 2006 film, Lage RahoMunna Bhai which was critical of numerology, Johar decided to stop this practice. [12]

TelevisionJohar is also the host of a television chat show called Koffee with Karan commissioned by Star World, in which he interviews renowned celebrities from Bollywoodand 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]

HonorsIn 2007, Johar was chosen as one of 250 Global Young Leaders by the Geneva-basedWorld Economic Forum 2006.[14]On September 30, 2006, Johar became the first Indian filmmaker to be a jury member in the Miss World competition, in Warsaw, Poland.[15]

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ActorDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)Main Hoon Na (2004) - Cameo Main Hoon NaHome Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005) - HimselfAlag (2006) - (himself/voice in the song Sabse Alag)Subi's promotional video is'Sabse Alag'Salaam-e-Ishq(2007) - (himself/voice)Karan Johar only dubs for SEI, doesn't shootOm Shanti Om (2007) - (cameo as himself)C Kkompany (2008) - (cameo as the Game show host)

Fashion (2008) - (cameo as himself)Luck by Chance (2009) - (cameo as himself)

DirectorKuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)My Name is Khan (2009)

Producer

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Duplicate (1998) (co - producer)Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)Kaal (2005) (co-producer)Dostana (2008)Rensil D'Silva's Untiled Project (2009)Wake up Sid (2009)Koochie Koochie Hota Hain (2009)Dharma ProductionsMy Name is Khan (2009)

Writer/Story/ScreenplayKuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)Koochie Koochie Hota Hain (2009) (story)Dharma ProductionsMy Name is Khan (2009)

Awards

Filmfare Awards1999: Best Director and Best Screenplay - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai2002: Best Dialogue - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

IIFA

2001: Best Costume Designer - Mohabbatein2002: Best Dialogue - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Star Screen Awards1999: Best Director - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai2004: Best Screenplay - Kal Ho Naa Ho

Notes^ Firdaus Ashraf, Syed (March 23, 2006). "Karan Johar's next to release in August". Rediff.com. http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/23frames.htm. Retrieved on2008-11-16.^ 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.'". Re

diff.Com. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/dec/09kuch.htm. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.^ Pillai, Speedhar (August 11, 2006). "Man with the Midas touch". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/08/11/stories/2006081100930100.htm. Retrieved on 2008-11-16.^ Pillai, Speedhar (November 5, 2004). "The heady Yash mixture". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/11/05/stories/2004110502450100.htm. Retrieved on 2008-11-16.^ Drama King : Karan Johar^ V S Srinivasan (October 15, 1998). "'I'm a little scared'". Rediff.Com. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/oct/15joh.htm. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.^ "Box Office 1998". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA==. Retrieved on 2007-01-10.

^ "Box Office 2001". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=207&catName=MjAwMQ==. Retrieved on 2007-01-10.^ "Box Office 2003". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==. Retrieved on 2007-01-10.^ a b K Jha, Subhash (May 3, 2005). "'I've got Veer-Zaara and Bunty-Babli in myfilm'". Rediff.Com. http://us.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/03karan.htm. Retrievedon 2008-03-06.^ "Box Office 2006". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg==. Retrieved on 2007-01-10.^ Karan to drop letter K

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^ a b Star World's Koffee With Karan^ Ash among WEF's Global Young Leaders. 17 January , 2007. Sify.^ Karan Johar to judge Miss World 2007. The Indian Express.

External linksMy Name Is Karan - Karan Johar's Official BlogDharma Productions Official WebsiteKaran Johar at the Internet Movie Database[show]v d eFilms by Karan Johar

Film directed Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) KabhiAlvida Naa Kehna (2006) My Name is Khan (2009)

Films produced Duplicate (1998) Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) Kabhi Khushi KabhieGham (2001) Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) Kaal (2005) Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) ostana (2008) Wake up Sid (2009) My Name is Khan (2009)

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