Karan Johar biography

Karan Johar biography

NameKaran Johar
Professiondirector
Date of birthMay 25, 1972
Age51 years
Debut filmKuch Kuch Hota Hai
Location
FatherYash Johar
MotherHiroo Johar
Spouse
Siblings
Movies

Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, actor, and a television icon who works in Hindi films. Karan entered the industry as an assistant director for DDL with Aditya Chopra, and was the director for the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in which he selected SRK, Kajol, Rani Mukerji were his main cast which was the block Buster. In this film karan was the costume designer also where he designed the locket c-o-o-l which SRK have worn.

The next film was Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham which was a multi- starrer in which Big B, SRK, Jaya Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan and Kajol was his main cast. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was again the multi-starrer with Abhishek Bachchan and SRK which was praised positively. Karan said alvida to films for few years and started production to films Kal Ho Naa Ho, Dostana, I Hate Luv Story, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Agneepath and many more which all were block busters.

Then again started direction for films like My Name Is Khan, Student Of The Year. Karan also acted alongside to Ranbir Kapoor for the movie Bombay Velvet. He also designed coustume for the movies Dil To Pagal Hai, Duplicate, Main Hoon Na, Mohabbatein, Veer-Zaara, Om Shanthi Om, and DDL. He alo have done many television shows like Koffee with Karan, many anchorings in film fare award, judge for Jhalak Dikhhal Jaa and India's Got Talent. He have won many awards 8 filmfares for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, 5 filmfares for Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham, 8 filmfares for Kal Ho Naa Ho and 2 national awards for the same film and many more.