Karan Johar

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Date of Birth : 25 May 1972
Nickname : NA
Height : NA

Mini Biography
Karan Johar a close friend of Shahrukh Khan, he assisted Yash Chopra’s Yash Raj Films during the early days of of his career, making his directorial debut with the mega-hit Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998).He also had a popular chat show named “Koffee with Karan” (2004) The success of “KKHH” made him one of the most high-profile directors in the Hindi-language Mumbai Film industry, popularly known as Bollywood.Also a close friend of Aditya Chopra, he has been a creative member of Yash Raj productions such as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Veer-Zaara (2004), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Mohabbatein (2000).

Filmography

Actor1. “TalkAsia” (1 episode, 2007)
2. Alag
3. Home Delivery
4. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)Writer1. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) (screenplay) (story)
2. Kaal (2005) (screenplay)
3. Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) (screenplay) (story)
4. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001) (written by)
5. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) (dialogue) (screenplay) (story)

Director

1. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
2. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)
3. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

Producer

1. Kaal (2005) (co-producer)
2. Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) (producer)
3. Duplicate (1998) (co-producer)

Nomination And Awards
Awards of the International Indian Film Academy
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Award for Technical Excellence Best Dialogue
for: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

Nominated Popular Award Best Story
for: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

Direction
for: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

2001 Won Award for Technical Excellence Best Costume Designer
for: Mohabbatein (2000)
Shared with:
Manish Malhotra

Filmfare Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Filmfare Award Best Dialogue
for: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

Nominated Filmfare Award Best Director
for: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

Best Film
for: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

1999 Won Filmfare Award Best Director
for: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

Best Screenplay
for: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

Screen Weekly Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Screen Best Screenplay
for: Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

1999 Won Screen Best Director
for: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Audience Award Feature Film
for: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

France Bleu Nord Award for: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

Special Jury Prize for: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

Student Jury Award for: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

Zee Cine Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Technical Award Best Costume Design
for: Main Hoon Na (2004)
Shared with:
Manish Malhotra

2002 Nominated Popular Award Best Director
for: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

Karan Johar put his next directorial venture on hold

For Karan Johar, the past few weeks have been very stressful. He has hardly been getting any sleep and has even put his next directorial venture on hold as he is busy with the promotions of his production ‘We Are Family’. Since Kajol, one of t

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MNIK breaks all previous international box office records

Shah Rukh, Karan Johar & Fox come together to rewrite Box Office history as MNIK smashes all previous international box office records to record the highest-ever single opening day collections for a Hindi film worldwide. Just when the industry

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Karan Johar making a comeback on small screen

Karan Johar is making a comeback on the small screen with a reality show Lift Karade. This Yash Raj films TV venture will feature 20 of India’s biggest superstars over a period of 20 weeks where they’ll hunt for their biggest fan. The show

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Promos of My Name Is Khan on Star Channels tonight at 10pm

If you are eagerly waiting for a glimpse of the much awaited Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol’s, My Name is Khan than your wait seems to be ending today. As for the first time the promos of the Karan Johar directed My Name Is Khan will be aired on TV at 10

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Shahrukh Khan is set to transform into a superhero

After playing a man suffering from Asperger syndrome in the yet-to-be-released My Name Is Khan, Shahrukh Khan is set to transform into a superhero for his next film Ra-1, to be directed by Anubhav Sinha. Initially, the film was set to be shot in M

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Kurbaan to be released early

Kurbaan will be at a screen near you an entire seven days earlier! The release date for the Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer has been brought up as a wise Karan Johar has realised that it does a new film no favours to be released into the com

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Shahrukh and Salman’s Fashion War

Salman Khan - Shah Rukh Khan battle of the kings is still in combat and shows no sign of ending any time soon. Yet again, the actors will come face to face and this time, all in the name of fashion. Come mid-October, HDIL Couture Fashion Week will co

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SRK in neck-deep water for two days

What is wet, a wee-bit-wrinkled and a superstar? Not ‘Jumbo’ like we all thought; but our very own Shahrukh Khan. Yes, he was wet and wrinkled? How? We blame Karan Johar for that. At a set put up in Film City for My Name Is Khan, SRK was requi

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RGV gets even with Karan

Ram Gopal Varma and Karan Johar are busy playing the ‘take a dig' game nowadays. And the game is getting increasingly stiff, with both the contestants leaving no chance to take a potshot at each other. Only a few days back, Karan smirked at Ram Gop

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Karan Johar met Chris Aston

Karan Johar met Londoner Chris Aston who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome and his wife Maxine, who wrote a book on how to cope with a spouse suffering from the disease. Says Karan, “Shibani and I met the couple. They were gracious enough to me

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