Karan Johar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Karan Johar Born May

25, 1972 (1972-05-25) (age 36) Mumbai, Maharastra, India Years active 1995-present [show]Awards won Filmfare Awards Best Dialogue 2002 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Best Director 1999 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Best Screenplay 1999 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Karan Johar (Hindi: ??? ????, born May 25, 1972 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian f ilm director, producer, and TV celebrity. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and the l ate Yash Johar.[1][2] He is one of the most successful young filmmakers in Bolly wood.[3][4] Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Television 2.2 Honors 3 Filmography 3.1 Actor 3.2 Director 3.3 Producer 3.4 Writer/Story/Screenplay 4 Awards 4.1 Filmfare Awards 4.2 IIFA 4.3 Star Screen Awards 5 Notes 6 External links

Early life Johar studied at the Greenlawns High School and attended H.R. College of Commerc e and Economics. He received a Masters degree in French.[5] Career Dharma Productions, founded by his father, is Johar's production company. As a c hild, He was influenced by commercial Indian cinema and he cites Raj Kapoor, Yas h Chopra and Sooraj R. Barjatya as his inspirations. [6][2] 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 screenpl ay for this film.[2] In addition, he selected Shahrukh Khan's costumes, somethin g he continued to do for Shahrukh Khan's other movies like Dil To Pagal Hai (199 7), 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 won e ight Filmfare Awards in 1998 including Best Movie, Best Director and all four Be st Actor awards for both leading and supporting roles. [7][2] Johar's second dir ectorial effort was the family drama, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, released in 2001 . It was also highly successful and won five Filmfare Awards.[8] His 2003 film, Kal Ho Naa Ho, was directed by Nikhil Advani. [9] His 2005 Shahrukh Khan film, K aal was directed by Soham Shah, Johar's assistant director from Kabhi Khushi Kab hie Gham.[10] 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 A lvida Naa Kehna, (Never Say Goodbye).[10][11] He is currently working in Los Ang eles on his 2009 release, My Name is Khan. 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 . [12] Television Johar is also the host of a television chat show called Koffee with Karan commis sioned by Star World, in which he interviews renowned celebrities from Bollywood and India's glamour world.[13] The first season of the show began in 2004 and e nded in 2006. The 2nd season began to air in February 2007 and ended in August.[ 13] Honors In 2007, Johar was chosen as one of 250 Global Young Leaders by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum 2006.[14] On September 30, 2006, Johar became the first Indian filmmaker to be a jury memb er in the Miss World competition, in Warsaw, Poland.[15] Filmography This article may need to be wikified to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Ple ase help by adding relevant internal links, or by improving the article's layout . (February 2009) This article includes a list of references or external links, but its sources r emain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. Actor Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) Main Hoon Na (2004) - Cameo Main Hoon Na Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005) - Himself Alag (2006) - (himself/voice in the song Sabse Alag)Subi's promotional video is 'Sabse Alag' Salaam-e-Ishq(2007) - (himself/voice)Karan Johar only dubs for SEI, doesn't shoo t 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) Director Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) My Name is Khan (2009) Producer

Duplicate (1998) (co - producer) Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) Kaal (2005) (co-producer) Dostana (2008) Rensil D'Silva's Untiled Project (2009) Wake up Sid (2009) Koochie Koochie Hota Hain (2009)Dharma Productions My Name is Khan (2009) Writer/Story/Screenplay Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) Koochie Koochie Hota Hain (2009) (story)Dharma Productions My Name is Khan (2009) Awards Filmfare Awards 1999: Best Director and Best Screenplay - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 2002: Best Dialogue - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham IIFA 2001: Best Costume Designer - Mohabbatein 2002: Best Dialogue - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Star Screen Awards 1999: Best Director - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 2004: Best Screenplay - Kal Ho Naa Ho Notes ^ Firdaus Ashraf, Syed (March 23, 2006). "Karan Johar's next to release in Augus t". Rediff.com. http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/23frames.htm. Retrieved on 2008-11-16. ^ a b c d e Nandy, Pritish (December 9, 1998). "'All the women I meet keep telli ng me how much they cried in the film! That's what made it a hit, I guess.'". Re diff.Com. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/dec/09kuch.htm. Retrieved on 200803-06. ^ Pillai, Speedhar (August 11, 2006). "Man with the Midas touch". The Hindu. htt p://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/08/11/stories/2006081100930100.htm. Retrieved on 200811-16. ^ Pillai, Speedhar (November 5, 2004). "The heady Yash mixture". The Hindu. http ://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/11/05/stories/2004110502450100.htm. Retrieved on 2008-1 1-16. ^ Drama King : Karan Johar ^ V S Srinivasan (October 15, 1998). "'I'm a little scared'". Rediff.Com. http:/ /www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/oct/15joh.htm. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. ^ "Box Office 1998". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd. php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA==. Retrieved on 2007-01-10. ^ "Box Office 2001". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd. php?itemCat=207&catName=MjAwMQ==. Retrieved on 2007-01-10. ^ "Box Office 2003". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd. php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==. Retrieved on 2007-01-10. ^ a b K Jha, Subhash (May 3, 2005). "'I've got Veer-Zaara and Bunty-Babli in my film'". Rediff.Com. http://us.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/03karan.htm. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. ^ "Box Office 2006". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd. php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg==. Retrieved on 2007-01-10. ^ Karan to drop letter K

^ a b Star World's Koffee With Karan ^ Ash among WEF's Global Young Leaders. 17 January , 2007. Sify. ^ Karan Johar to judge Miss World 2007. The Indian Express. External links My Name Is Karan - Karan Johar's Official Blog Dharma Productions Official Website Karan Johar at the Internet Movie Database [show]v d eFilms by Karan Johar Film directed Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) My Name is Khan (2009) Kabhi

Films produced Duplicate (1998) Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) Kaal (2005) Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) ostana (2008) Wake up Sid (2009) My Name is Khan (2009) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karan_Johar" Categories: 1972 births | Living people | Hindi film directors | Indian film act ors | Indian film directors | Indian television talk show hosts | Punjabi people | Indian costume designers | Indian actors | Indian film producers | People fro m Mumbai | Indian Hindus | Indian television presenters Hidden categories: Wikipedia semi-protected pages | Articles containing Hindi la nguage text | All pages needing to be wikified | Wikify from February 2009 | Art icles lacking in-text citations ViewsArticle Discussion View source History Personal toolsLog in / create accoun t Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Interaction About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact Wikipedia Donate to Wikipedia Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Deutsch Franais ?????? Italiano Polski This page was last modified on 9 February 2009, at 06:52. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for detai ls.) Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. reg

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