Karan Johar

Producer/Actor/Director

Born : 25 May 1972

Birth Place : Mumbai

Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer and TV celebrity. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and the late Yash Johar. He is one of the most successful young filmmakers in Bollywood.

Early Life

Famous For

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Release Date:
16 Oct 1998

Directed By:
Karan Johar
My Name Is Khan

Release Date:
12 Feb 2010

Directed By:
Karan Johar

Biography

Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer and TV celebrity. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and the late Yash Johar. He is one of the most successful young filmmakers in Bollywood.

Early Life

Johar studied at the Greenlawns High School and attended H.R. College of Commerce and Economics. He received a Master's degree in French.

Career

Dharma Productions, founded by his father, is Johar's production company. As a child, he was influenced by commercial Indian cinema and he cites Raj Kapoor, Yash Chopra and Sooraj R. Barjatya as his inspirations.

Johar formally entered the film industry as an actor, portraying Raj's (Shahrukh Khan) close friend in Dilwale Dulhania Le...

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