Karan Johar
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 Karan Johar at Fox Star Studios' Press Conference for My Name Is Khan. |
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| Born | 25 May 1972 Mumbai, Maharastra, India |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Karan Johar (Hindi: करण जौहर; born 25 May 1972) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and Television host. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar.[1][2] He is one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood[3][4] and the head of the production company Dharma Productions. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and abroad. The four films he has directed, all starring Shahrukh Khan, have been India's highest grossing productions in the overseas market.[5]
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Early life
Karan Johar was born in Mumbai, India to Indian Bollywood film producer Yash Johar, founder of Dharma Productions and Hiroo Johar. He studied at the Greenlawns High School and attended H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, both in Mumbai. He received a Masters degree in French.[6]
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.[2][7]
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 was well received by critics and audience alike. It won a National awards, eight Filmfare Awards in 1998 including Best Movie, Best Director and all four Best Actor awards for both leading and supporting roles.[2][8] It was also the highest grossing Indian movie of the year and was declared an all time blockbuster by Box Office India.[9] 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.[10] His 2003 film, Kal Ho Naa Ho, was directed by Nikhil Advani.[11] His 2005 film, Kaal was directed by Soham Shah, Johar's assistant director from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.[12] 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).The movie was the highest grossing overseas film of all time.[12][13] In November 2009, Johar ended shooting for his film My Name Is Khan starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol Devgan, reuniting them after seven years. The film released to overwhelmingly positive reviews and strong box office figures 12 February 2010, with a series of premieres in Abu Dhabi and Berlin. He is also responsible for Hindi-language remake of Stepmom, called We Are Family shot in Mumbai and Sydney, Australia. He said in a 5 February interview on BBC Asian Network that he is also busy working on developing a remake of his father's film Agneepath and will be producing Dostana 2 also.[14]
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.[15]
Television
Johar is 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.[16] The first season of the show began in 2004, the second in 2007, and a third season started airing in November 2010.[16]
He also did a TV show in 2010 called Lift Kara De. The theme of the show is to find out the biggest fan of an actor. This aired on Sony TV. This show had 28 episodes with 19 Indian super stars. This show also did charity for the needy.
Honors
- In 2007, Johar was chosen as one of 250 Global Young Leaders by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum 2006.[17]
- On 30 September 2006, Johar became the first Indian filmmaker to be a jury member in the Miss World competition, in Warsaw, Poland.[18]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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| 1998 | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Yes | Yes | Won, Filmfare Best Movie Award National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment |
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| 2001 | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | Yes | Yes | Yes | Won 5 Filmfare awards |
| 2003 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | Yes | Yes | Won 8 Filmfare awards Won 2 National film awards |
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| 2005 | Kaal | Yes | Co-produced with Red Chillies Entertainment | ||
| 2006 | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | Dostana | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Kurbaan | Yes | |||
| Wake Up Sid | Yes | Won 3 Filmfare awards | |||
| 2010 | My Name Is Khan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Won 3 Filmfare awards |
| We Are Family | Yes | Won 1 Filmfare awards | |||
| 2011 | Koochie Koochie Hota Hain | Yes | Yes | An animated remake of the 1998 Hindi film, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. | |
| 2012 | Agneepath | Yes | |||
| Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | Yes | ||||
| Student Of The Year | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filming. Co-produced with Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. | |
| Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani | Yes | ||||
| Dostana 2 | Yes |
Actor
- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) – Rocky
- Main Hoon Na (2004) – Credits
- Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005) – Himself
- Alag (2006) – (himself/voice in the song "Sabse Alag")
- Salaam-e-Ishq (2007) – (himself/voice)
- Om 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)
Awards
National Film Awards
Won
- 1999: National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment (Director) - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Filmfare Awards
Won
- 1999: Best Director and Best Screenplay – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- 2002: Best Dialogue – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
- 2011: Best Director – My Name Is Khan
Nominated
- 2002: Best Director – Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
- 2004: Best Movie – Kal Ho Na Ho
- 2008: Best Director – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
IIFA Awards
Won
- 2001: Best Costume Designer – Mohabbatein
- 2002: Best Dialogue – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
- 2004: Best Story – Kal Ho Na Ho
- 2011: Best Director - My Name Is Khan
Nominated
- 2002: Best Director – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
- 2008: Best Director – Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
Star Screen Awards
Won
- 1999: Best Director – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- 2004: Best Screenplay – Kal Ho Naa Ho
Nominated
- 2002: Best Director – Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
- 2004: Best Movie – Kal Ho Na Ho
Zee Cine Awards
- 1999: Best Director – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- 2011: Best Director – My Name Is Khan
- 2011: Best Story – My Name Is Khan[19]
References
- ^ Firdaus Ashraf, Syed (23 March 2006). "Karan Johar's next to release in August". Rediff.com. http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/23frames.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ a b c d e Nandy, Pritish (9 December 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. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/dec/09kuch.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ Pillai, Speedhar (11 August 2006). "Man with the Midas touch". Chennai, India: The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/08/11/stories/2006081100930100.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ Pillai, Speedhar (5 November 2004). "The heady Yash mixture". Chennai, India: The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/11/05/stories/2004110502450100.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2010/karan-johar-interview-180210.html
- ^ "Drama King : Karan Johar". http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebrities/star-profile/karan-johar-190706.html.
- ^ V S Srinivasan (15 October 1998). "'I'm a little scared'". Rediff.Com. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/oct/15joh.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Box Office 1998". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA==. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
- ^ "Box Office 1998". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA==. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ "Box Office 2001". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=207&catName=MjAwMQ==. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
- ^ "Box Office 2003". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
- ^ a b K Jha, Subhash (3 May 2005). "'I've got Veer-Zaara and Bunty-Babli in my film'". Rediff.Com. http://us.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/03karan.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Box Office 2006". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg==. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
- ^ BBC Asian Network
- ^ Khan, Rubina A (7 October 2006). "Karan to drop letter K". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2115546.cms.
- ^ a b "Star World's Koffee With Karan". http://starworld.indya.com/kwk/.
- ^ "Ash among WEF's Global Young Leaders". Sify. 17 January 2007. http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=14369719.
- ^ "Karan Johar to judge Miss World 2007. The Indian Express.". http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=73836.
- ^ "Winners of Zee Cine Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama News Network. Bollywood Hungama. 14 January 2011. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/14/7016/index.html. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
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