Karan Johar

Karan Johar is the son of the late Yash Johar and a popular Indian film director and producer.

Directorial and Productional achievements

He was first seen as Shahrukh Khans friend movie Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge where he also was Assistant Director and responsible for Khans costumes, something he also did in Khan's movies Dil To Pagal Hai, Duplicate, Mohabattein, Main Hoon Na and Veer-Zaara. In 1998 his directional debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was a blockbuster. It won eight Filmfare awards including the Best Movie, Best Director and all the Best Actors in lead and supporting roles.

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Shahrukh Khan - Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge - Dil To Pagal Hai - Duplicate - Mohabattein - Main Hoon Na - Veer-Zaara - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Filmfare awards

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His second directorial effort Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham was released in 2001 which was almost equally 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.

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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham - Kal Ho Naa Ho - Nikhil Advani - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - 2005 - Kaal

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In 2005 he will direct his third film with Shahrukh Khan in the lead again: Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, which will feature plenty of actors he has worked with in the past, among them: Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal.

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2005 - Shahrukh Khan - Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna - Amitabh Bachchan - Rani Mukerji - Preity Zinta - Arjun Rampal

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