Karan Johar

Name: Karan Johar
Birthday: Thursday, May 25, 1972
Star Sign : Gemini
Family: Father’s name : Yash Johar,Mother’s Name : Hiroo Johar
Address: Union park, Bandra
First Film : Kuch Kuch Hota Hai








BIOGRAPHY

Karan Johar first seen as Shahrukh Khan's close friend in the movie Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge where he also was Assistant Director and responsible for cowriting the screenplay and selecting Khan's costumes, something he did in Shahrukh Khan's other movies like Dil To Pagal Hai, Duplicate, Mohabbatein, Main Hoon Na and Veer-Zaara as well.

In 1998 his directional debut was with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, that went on to become a blockbuster. This film signified the beginning of Karan's journey into the Indian film industry and proved that he was truly a creative genius. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai won eight Filmfare awards in 1998 including the Best Movie, Best Director and all the Best Actors in lead and supporting roles.

His second directorial effort, the multi-starrer Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham was released in 2001 which was almost equally, if not more, successful. Most recently he produced and wrote the script for Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), which was directed by Nikhil Advani, his Assistant Director from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. In 2005, he produced another movie, Kaal, directed by Soham Shah, Johar`s Assistant Director from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.

In 2005, after taking a four year long break from direction, he is working on his third film as a director, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, again with Shahrukh Khan in the lead. It also features Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal amongst others. Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna is slated to release in the summer of 2006.

He also hosted the 2006 Zee Cine Awards on March 4th in Mauritius.