Karan Johar

Description:

A close friend of Shahrukh Khan, he assisted Yash Chopra's Yash Raj Films during the early days of of his career, making his directorial debut with the mega-hit Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). He also had a popular chat show named Koffee with Karan (2004) The success of "KKHH" made him one of the most high-profile directors in the Hindi-language Mumbai Film industry, popularly known as Bollywood.

Also a close friend of Aditya Chopra, he has been a creative member of Yash Raj productions such as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Veer-Zaara (2004), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Mohabbatein (2000).

Johar's success has guaranteed him worldwide distribution of his production company, Dharma Productions, for many years to come.

Overview

Birthday May 25, 1972

Born In Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Height 170 cm

Parents Yash Johar

Relatives B.R. Chopra (Aunt or Uncle)

Did you know

Trivia For a period of time, Johar followed numerology, creating film titles in which the first word and a number of others in the title would begin with the letter "K." After watching Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), which was critical of numerology, he decided to stop this practice.

Quotes About Hrithik Roshan: Hrithik is obsessed with his work. We all are, but while all of us give 100% he gives 300%.

Nickname KJo

Trademarks Always casts Shah Rukh Khan