Karan Johar is an Indian film director, writer, producer, actor and television host. In the year 1998, he made his directorial debut with the film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.’ He won the Best Popular Film Director Award for his debut film.
Karan Johar is an Indian film director, writer, producer, actor and television host. He was born on 25 May 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He did his schooling from Greenlocks High School, Mumbai. He earned a degree from HR College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.
His father, Yash Johar was a film producer. His mother Hiroo Johar is also a film producer.
He is a father to a daughter, Roohi Johar, and a son, Yash Johar.
Karan Johar’s favourites
His hobbies include travelling and collecting antique items.
He likes to eat Parsi food.
His favourite actors are Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Rishi Kapoor, Meryl Streep, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, and Kareena Kapoor.
His favourite film is ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. ‘
His favourite television show is ‘The Golden Girls.’
He loves travelling to New York.
Karan Johar owns luxury cars like Jaguar XF, Ferrari, Range Rover, and Mercedes Benz.
Interesting facts about Karan Johar
Karan Johar was first seen the role of ‘Srikant’ in the 1989 TV serial ‘Indradhanush.’
He is the nephew of the late filmmaker Yash Chopra. The latter was the younger brother of Karan Johar’s mother.
In his early years, Karan worked as an assistant to Yash Chopra.
Karan Johar made his film debut with the 1995 blockbuster hit film ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge.’
Karan Johar’s directorial debut
In the year 1998, he made his directorial debut with the film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.’
In 2003, he worked as a producer for the first time in the Bollywood film ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho.’
Karan Johar became the first Indian filmmaker to be selected as the jury member at the Miss World beauty pageant held in Warsaw, Poland in 2006.
The same year, he was selected as one of the 250 Global Young Leaders by the World Economic Forum.
In the year 2015, Karan Johar played the negative character of ‘Kaizad Khambatta’ in Ranbir Kapoor’s film ‘Bombay Velvet.’
Karan Johar’s fame
Since 2004, Karan Johar has been hosting the chat show 'Koffee With Karan.'
As per media reports, Karan wrote the script of the 2016 film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ in just under 30 days.
Karan Johar loves working with actors Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Hrithik Roshan.
In the year 2015, Karan Johar published his autobiographical book titled ‘An Unsuitable Boy.’
In March 2017, he became a single father of twins, Yash Johar and Roohi Johar, through surrogacy.
Karan Johar’s awards
In the year 1999, Karan Johar won the Best Popular Film Director Award for his debut film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.’ For the same film, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay.
In 2011, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Director for the Hindi film ‘My Name is Khan.’ He won an IIFA Award for the same film.
Karan Johar has won the IIFA Awards for films including ‘Mohabbatein,’ ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham,’ ‘Kal Ho Na Ho,’ and ‘My Name is Khan.
Karan Johar’s famous films
Karan Kohar’s popular films are Wake Up Sid (2009), Fashion (2008), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Student of the Year (2012), My Name is Khan (2010), Om Shanti Om (2007), Kapoor & Sons (2015), Dear Zindagi (2016), Agneepath (2012), Dostana (2008), Raazi (2018), Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017), Simmba (2018), Dhadak (2018), and many more.
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