Karan Kumar Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972),[1] often informally referred to as KJo,[3] is an Indian filmmaker and television personality, who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several successful actors and filmmakers under his company Dharma Productions. The recipient of several accolades, including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards, he has been honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2020.[4]
The son of producer Yash Johar, he made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy-drama Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), which earned him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment (as director), the Filmfare Award for Best Director and the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay. His next films, the family drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and the musical romantic drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), were both major commercial successes in both domestic and overseas markets. His social drama My Name Is Khan (2010) earned him his second Filmfare Award for Best Director. Johar produced the spy thriller Raazi (2018) and the biopic Shershaah (2021), both of which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Film, with the latter also earning him the National Film Award – Special Jury Award (as producer).[5] These, along with other films he has produced or directed under his company, have established him as one of the leading filmmakers in Hindi cinema.
Johar has also ventured into other avenues of the entertainment industry. He hosts a television talk show, Koffee with Karan since 2004,[6] a dating show What the Love! and a radio show Calling Karan, and appeared as a judge on competition reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and India's Got Talent.
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^"Padma Awards 2020". Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India). Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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^"Padma Shri for Ekta Kapoor, Karan Johar, Kangana Ranaut and Adnan Sami". India Today. Ist. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^""Very honoured, very humbled": Karan Johar as 'Shershaah' wins National Film Award". The Print. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^"Karan Johar on Koffee With Karan: Never thought I would get this far, hosting seven seasons". Firstpost. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
Karan Kumar Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian filmmaker and television personality, who primarily...
Koffee with Karan is an Indian talk show hosted by filmmaker and television personality KaranJohar and produced by Dharmatic Entertainment, the digital...
traditions and family values. He was the father of KaranJohar, now a noted filmmaker himself. Johar was born on 6 September 1929 in Amritsar, Punjab,...
show is hosted by film producer, director, and television personality KaranJohar and is produced by Dharmatic, the digital content division of his production...
distribution company established by Yash Johar in 1979. It was taken over in 2004, after his death, by his son, KaranJohar. Based in Mumbai, it mainly produces...
My Name Is Khan is a 2010 social drama film directed by KaranJohar and co-written by Shibani Bathija and Niranjan Iyengar. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and...
Hindi-language musical romance film written and directed by KaranJohar and produced by his father Yash Johar under Dharma Productions. It stars Shah Rukh Khan...
Duplicate (1998), both directed by Mahesh Bhatt. In 1998, Yash Johar's son, KaranJohar made his directorial debut with the romantic drama Kuch Kuch Hota...
romantic drama film directed by Abhishek Varman and produced by KaranJohar, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta under Dharma Productions and Sajid Nadiadwala...
2023 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy family drama directed by KaranJohar and written by Ishita Moitra, Shashank Khaitan and Sumit Roy. The film...
(2017). It failed at the box office. She next collaborated with filmmaker KaranJohar, for their first of many films, in the Netflix anthological film Lust...
directorial debut with a story written by KaranJohar with dialogue by Niranjan Iyengar, and produced by Yash Johar. The film stars Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh...
romantic drama directed by KaranJohar, who also wrote it with Shibani Bathija, and produced by his mother Hiroo Yash Johar under the Dharma Productions...
KaranJohar is an Indian filmmaker and television personality who works in Hindi Cinema. He has won several awards, including two National Film Awards...
Hindi-language musical romantic drama film directed, produced and written by KaranJohar under his banner Dharma Productions. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka...
written and directed by Shashank Khaitan and jointly produced by KaranJohar, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta under the Dharma Productions banner with Zee...
romantic comedy-drama film directed by Vinil Mathew and produced by KaranJohar, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Vikas Bahl under Dharma Productions...
produced by Dharma Productions and Kaash Entertainment, with Hiroo Yash Johar, KaranJohar, Apoorva Mehta, Shabbir Boxwala, Ajay Shah and Himanshu Gandhi serving...
frequent professional associations with Yash Chopra, Aditya Chopra, and KaranJohar, who moulded his image and made him into a superstar. Khan became a romantic...
"KaranJohar, Hrithik Roshan reunite". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. "Nothing to do with Immortals of Meluha - KaranJohar". Hindustan...
February 2024. "When Ananya Panday talked about nepotism: I can meet a KaranJohar because of my parents". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 29 June...
in the 1999 thriller Sangharsh, she played her first leading role in KaranJohar's teen film Student of the Year (2012). She won the Filmfare Critics Award...
an assistant director to KaranJohar in My Name Is Khan (2010), and subsequently made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's teen drama Student of the...
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