One of Bollywood's most talented filmmakers Karan Johar turns 42 today. He's the only celebrity in Bollywood whose Dostana ranges from aspiring actors, superstars, hugely successfull filmmakers to those who want to walk the road not taken. Anyone in doubt only needs to watch this season's episode of Koffee With Karan.
Here's a pictorial look at his journey so far.
One of Bollywood's most talented filmmakers Karan Johar turns 42 today. He's the only celebrity in Bollywood whose Dostana ranges from aspiring actors, superstars, hugely successfull filmmakers to those who want to walk the road not taken. Anyone in doubt only needs to watch this season's episode of Koffee With Karan.
Here's a pictorial look at his journey so far.
Karan Johar, born on May 25, 1972, is the only son of late film producer Yash Johar and his wife Hiroo. He went to Mumbai's Greenlawns High School and graduated from H R College of Commerce and Economics.
Karan Johar began his Bollywood career by assisting director and good friend Aditya Chopra in the movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). He also played Shah Rukh Khan's college buddy in the film which turned out to be a blockbuster.
KJo then designed costumes for Shah Rukh Khan movies such as Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Duplicate (1998), Mohabbatein (2000), Main Hoon Na (2004), Veer-Zaara(2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007).
In 1998, he directed his first movie, the hugely successful Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. The movie, which won a National Award and eight Filmfare Awards, featured Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji.
His next movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) featured his favourite onscreen couple Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol besides boasting of a huge star cast consisting of Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan. The film was again a mega hit and bagged five Filmfare Awards.
KJo was the writer and producer of the 2003 blockbuster Kal Ho Naa Ho directed by Nikhil Advani. The movie, which featured Shah Rukh Khan, Jaya Bachchan, Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan, was a box office success and won eight Filmfare and two National Awards.
In 2004, KJo made his small screen debut as a host of the celebrity talk show Koffee with Karan. The show was a roaring success and continued to have successful seasons in 2007, 2012, 2013 and 2014. He was also seen in TV show Lift Kara De in the year 2010 and has judged reality shows such as Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and India's Got Talent.
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, which released in 2006, dealt with the sensitive subject of extra-marital affairs, and starred Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji and Abhishek Bachchan. The film was a hit and KJo received rave reviews for his delicate handling of a senstive matter.
In 2008, KJo produced Dostana, a romantic comedy in which two men (played by Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham fall in love with the same girl (played by Priyanka Chopra). The movie was a runaway hit and did brisk business at the box office.
The year 2009 saw him producing two films, Ayan Mukerji's Wake Up Sid and Rensil D'Silva's Kurbaan. My Name Is Khan, which released in 2010, again featured his favourite jodi Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol and won Karan Johar the Filmfare Award for Best Director.
In 2010, Karan Johar co-produced We Are Family - the Hindi remake of the Hollywood movie Stepmom. The movie featured Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in the lead roles. I Hate Luv Storys, produced by him, also released the same year year.
KJo's production Agneepath, which released in 2012, featured Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt and was a huge hit. On the other hand, the romantic comedy, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, starring Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan, which also released the same year, did average business at the box office.
Karan Johar returned to direction with Student of The Year in 2012. The movie introduced three newcomers Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt and did fairly well at the box office.
Karan Johar also co-directed Bombay Talkies in 2013 with Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee and Zoya Akhtar.
In 2013, Karan Johar produced the romcom Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. The movie, which starred Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, set the cash registers ringing and was one of the biggest hits of the year.
This year, Karan Johar produced 2 States based on Chetan Bhagat's novel of the same name. The movie, which featured Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor, crossed the 100 crore mark at the box office. He also produced Hasee Toh Phasee featuring Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra.
Karan Johar is currently producing Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Dostana 2 and Badtameez Dil. The movies will reportedly release this year.
Here is wishing the multi-talented director a very happy birthday.
