Karan Johar - Bollywood Celebrity

“The Magic of Karan Johar

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai – Love your Friends

K3G – Love your Parents

Kal Ho Na Ho – Love your Neighbours

KANK – Love Others Wife

Dostana – Love the same sex”

- An SMS on Karan Johar

Who is Karan Johar? Karan Johar is the most eligible Bachelor and Celebrity of Bollywood. He was born to the famous film Producer Yash Johar and Hiroo Johar on 25^th May 1972. He has played several roles in the Hindi film industry like Actor, TV Host, Assistant Director, Director, Script Writer, Model, Producer and Costume Designer. He is one of the warm personalities in the Indian film industry and boast of a friends circle including Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachan, Ekta Kapoor, Kajol and Kareena Kapoor.

Karan Johar did his schooling at the Green Lawns High School at Breach Candy and thereafter attended H R College at Churchgate. After that he took a Masters degree in French. He entered the Hindi Film Industry as an Actor and Assistant Director in the Super hit Movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) in the year 1995. In 1998, he made his debut as a Director Kuch Kuch Hota Hai starring Sharukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherjee. This film was a Box Office hit and won several awards including the Best Director and Best Movie Award. His second film as a Director was Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (K3G) in the year 2001 was a Bollywood hit film too and won several awards.

Karan Johar is the Host of the popular TV Chat Show Koffee with Karen where he interviews Bollywood Celebrities. This show is shown on Star World. Karan Johar is also was the Brand Ambassador for ‘Hewlett & Packard’ and 'Timond Watches' Karan Johar is first Indian filmmaker to be a jury member in the Miss World competition. He also has hosted several film award ceremonies. One can see him in several advertisements on TV including Tata Indicom. He also walked on the ramp for his friend and designer Rohit Bal, a famous name in the fashion world. That’s not all, World Economic Forum of Geneva chose him as one of the 250 Global Young Leaders. He was also part of Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in 2006. Karan Johar also has been invited to speak at some of the World’s most prestigious academic institutions like the Harvard, Newyork University and University of Pennsylvania.

As Writer

• Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
• Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham (2001)
• Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
• Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna (2006)
• My name is Khan (2009)

Looking at the first 4 films he has written there is a reason to believe that Karan Johar also had a K fix like Tele Serial Queen Ekta Kapoor which indeed has contributed to the success of this films.

As a Costume Designer

• Dil tho Pagal hae (1997)
• Duplicate (1998)
• Mohabbatein (2000)
• Main Hoon Na (2004)
• Veer Zaara (2004)
• Om Shanti Om (2007)

As an Actor

• Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
• Home Delivery (2005)
• Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
• Om Shanti Om (2007)
• C Kkompany (2008)
• Fashion (2008)

As a Director

• Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
• Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)
• Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
• My Name is Khan (2009)

As Producer

• Duplicate (1998)
• Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
• Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham (2001)
• Kal Ho Naa Ho(2003)
• Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
• Dostana (2008)
• My name is Khan (2009)
• Wake up Sid (2009)

As a Co-Producer

Kaal (2005)

Karen Johar fans can know more about his films and activities through his Blog My name is Karan.