In
a
bid
to
extend
help
to
the
members
of
the
Indian
entertainment
industry
amid
the
coronavirus
pandemic,
filmmaker
Karan
Johar
on
Friday
launched
a
foundation
named
after
his
late
father,
film
producer
Yash
Johar.
In
a
social
media
post,
the
49-year-old
director
said
the
Yash
Johar
Foundation
has
been
set
up
with
an
aim
to
look
into
financial
well-being,
health
and
educational
and
vocational
training
of
people
from
the
industry.
He
said
the
initiative
will
work
towards
improving
the
quality
of
life
for
people
in
the
Indian
entertainment
industry.
"My
father
understood
being
in
the
movie
business
was
hard,
which
is
why
we
announce
the
launch
of
the
foundation
considering
the
current
scenario
and
taking
into
effects
and
after
effects
of
COVID-19
we
have
initiated
YJF
2021
COVID
response
to
address
issues
such
as
food,
shelter,
medicines
of
those
within
the
entertainment
industry
who
have
been
negatively
impacted
by
the
pandemic,"
Karan
Johar
said.
The
Ae
Dil
Hai
Mushkil
director
announced
the
initiative
via
a
video
featuring
photographs
of
his
father
and
behind
the
scenes
moments
from
the
shoots
of
various
films
produced
by
his
father
and
him
under
their
banner
Dharma
Productions.