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Karan Johar

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Karan Johar often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, actor and television personality who is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and the acclaimed producer Yash Johar. Johar made his directorial debut with the blockbuster romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), which earned him the Filmfare Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay. His next two films were the ensemble dramas Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), which were both very successful in the overseas market. His counter-terrorism drama My Name Is Khan (2010) earned him his second Filmfare Award for Best Director. These, along with the several successful films he has produced under the Dharma Productions banner, have established him as one of the leading director-producers in Hindi cinema.

25-05-1972

Birthday

Gemini

Zodiac Sign

-

Genres

22

Total Films

Karan Dharma Kama Johar, Κάραν Τζόχαρ

Also known as (female)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Place of Birth

Popular works

Creative career

actor

22 Works

producer

81 Works

director

121 Works

writer

14 Works

other

15 Works

Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

In a sophisticated near perfect society, citizens live with paper bags on heads to dissolve differences. Tensions rise when the whispers of a mythical land without the bags start to float and a fresh council member sparks an accidental revolution.
5.8

Year:

2024

Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli

Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli

Highlights Rajamouli’s influence on Indian and international cinema, with interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
8.0

Year:

2024

Galatta Plus Mega Pan India Roundtable 2023

Galatta Plus Mega Pan India Roundtable 2023

The Galatta Plus Mega Pan India Roundtable 2023 unites luminaries such as Rani Mukerji, Karan Johar, Taapsee Pannu, Prithvi Konanur, Jude Anthany Joseph, Rima Das, and Sandeep Reddy Vanga. Join them as they delve into discussions about their respective works and works that impressed them over the past year. They also explore the evolving dynamics of audience preferences across different industries and reflect on the diverse cinematic landscape that our country has to offer.
0.0

Year:

2024

Searching for Sheela

Searching for Sheela

Journalists and fans await Ma Anand Sheela as the infamous former Rajneesh commune's spokesperson returns to India after decades for an interview tour.
5.9

Year:

2021

Good Newwz

Good Newwz

Two couples with the same surnames pursue in-vitro fertilisation and wait for their upcoming babies. Trouble ensues when they find that the sperms of each couple have been mixed with each other.
6.7

Year:

2019

Simmba

Simmba

A corrupt police officer enjoys all the perks of being an immoral and unethical police officer until an event which transforms his life completely and forces him to choose the righteous path.
6.1

Year:

2018

Welcome to New York

Welcome to New York

Recovery agent Teji and fashion designer Jinal dream of making it big in showbiz. Both win a ticket to a popular awards show in New York where they get a chance to showcase their talent. However, they soon realise that they are mere pawns in the hands of event manager Sophie, who wants to teach her boss a lesson.
3.3

Year:

2018

Shaandaar

Shaandaar

Jagjinder Joginder, a wedding planner, brings together the dysfunctional family of businessman Bipin Arora while making arrangements for Bipin's daughter's destination wedding in London.
4.3

Year:

2015

Bombay Velvet

Bombay Velvet

An ordinary man, who goes against all odds to forge his own destiny and become a star in the glittering sky of 'Bombay,' thriving on jazz and violence.
5.5

Year:

2015

Shamitabh

Shamitabh

A mute, aspiring actor joins forces with a man who has a powerful voice. Together they take the film industry by storm, but will their egos get in the way?
6.2

Year:

2015

Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai

Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai

A man tries to help an alien from Venus find true love on Earth.
4.6

Year:

2010

Luck by Chance

Luck by Chance

Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the path she has chosen is not an easy one.
6.5

Year:

2009

Fashion

Fashion

A small-town girl finally realizes her dream of becoming a famous supermodel but soon finds out that there's a price for her glamorous new life.
6.4

Year:

2008

C Kkompany

C Kkompany

Akshay Kumar is a crime reporter, Mr. Joshi is a retired accountant trying to deal with his ungrateful son and Lambodar are friends. These three share their respective plight with one another and find solace in each others company. On one occasion, they play a harmless prank to tackle their problems. One thing leads to another, and before they realize, the incident becomes news. But things don’t stop there. They put their new founded fame to good use, and this in turn triggers off a series of incidents, which propel them to such heights that the three become the talk of the nation. Things get beyond their control, and the three are left with no choice but to be mute spectators to their newly acquired fame, especially since no one knows their identity.
5.2

Year:

2008

Om Shanti Om

Om Shanti Om

Reincarnated 30 years after being killed in a suspicious on-set fire, a small-time actor is determined to punish the person who ignited the blaze.
7.1

Year:

2007

Cinema Asia: India

Cinema Asia: India

While Northern India’s 100-year-old film industry is best known for flamboyant dance sequences and romantic plot lines, its directors have begun to step outside established formulas and explore grittier subject matter. This program surveys the world of Bollywood filmmaking, examining the personalities as well as the commercial and thematic concerns that drive central Asia’s answer to Tinseltown. Interviews with directors Karan Johar, Ashutosh Gowariker, and Yash Chopra are included, along with commentary from choreographers, musical directors, and Cinemaya Magazine editor Aruna Vasudev. The industry’s newfound attention to poverty, homelessness, and other social concerns is examined. Several film excerpts are included.
0.0

Year:

2007

Salaam-e-Ishq

Salaam-e-Ishq

Six couples who do not know each other are brought together by destiny, fate and love
4.9

Year:

2007

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Dev and Maya are both married to different people. Settled into a life of domestic ritual, and convinced that they are happy in their respective relationships, they still yearn for something deeper and more meaningful, which is precisely what they find in each other.
6.4

Year:

2006

Alag

Alag

When an old widow passes away, the police searches his house and finds his son locked in the basement. They take the boy to an institution, where it is discovered that he possesses supernatural powers.
4.4

Year:

2006

Home Delivery

Home Delivery

A middle-aged pizza delivery man serves up more than just food to a young advice columnist who's having second thoughts about his engagement.
3.5

Year:

2005

The Inner/Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan

The Inner/Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan

The Inner and Outer World of Shahrukh Khan is the release title for a pair of documentaries about Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan, both directed by the London-based writer and producer/director Nasreen Munni Kabir, an authority on Hindi cinema.
0.0

Year:

2005

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.
8.5

Year:

1995