Karan Johar Birthday Special: Filmmaker Karan Johar is one of the successful celebrities of the glamour world. He has done everything from acting, direction, production. Although, Karan could not do anything special in acting, but he has been successful in direction and production. Karan Johar was born on 25 May 1972. Karan is the son of film producer Yash Johar and Hiroo Johar. He has been active in the industry for 26 years and is ruling it.
Let us tell you that Karan has studied from HR College of Communication and Economics. Karan made his acting debut with the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. He was also seen acting in Anurag Kashyap’s film Bombay Velvet in 2015. He also hosts the chat show Coffee with Karan, which is very much discussed. Let’s take a look at Karan’s career journey so far…
Karan Johar had entered the film industry as an assistant director. He was the assistant director in Aditya Chopra’s film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in 1995.
The very first film created a stir
After this, he entered direction in 1998. He directed the 1998 film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. In this film Shahrukh KhanThere were stars like Rani Mukherjee, Kajol and Salman Khan (cameo) and this film was a blockbust hit. This film won many awards. This film received the National Award in the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment category.
After this, Karan’s film Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham was released in 2001. This film was also a blockbuster hit. The third film Kal Ho Na Ho that came after this was also a hit. Karan created a stir as soon as he entered the industry and made a special place in the hearts of the fans by giving family entertainer films. Karan gradually tried his hand at production along with direction. Now Karan produces most of the films. He is one of the successful producers of the industry.
Karan’s hit films (direction-production) include Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Student of the Year, My Name is Khan, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, Shershaah, Dostana, Agneepath, Brahmastra, Raazi. Last time, Karan had directed Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh’s film Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. This film was released in 2023 and proved to be a hit.
This was the box office collection of Karan’s films
Talking about the box office collection of Karan’s films, according to the reports of Mid Day, his film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai had collected around Rs 65 crores. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham did a business of Rs 77.29 crore. Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna had earned 61.68 crores. My Name is Khan had earned Rs 114 crore. Whereas Student of the Year did a business of Rs 97 crore. The film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil had earned Rs 156 crore. Whereas Rocky and Rani’s love story had collected Rs 153 crores.
Karan Johar launched these stars
Karan Johar has also launched many stars. The first name in this list is of superhit actress Alia Bhatt. Apart from this, Karan launched stars like Varun Dhawan, Siddharth Malhotra, director Shashank Khaitan, Ananya Pandey, Tara Sutaria, director Shakun Batra, Janhvi Kapoor.
Karan Johar is a fashionista
Karan Johar is as much in the news for his films as he is for his fashion statements. Karan’s fashion sense is always in the news. He has outfits and accessories from big brands. Apart from this, Karan is very fond of travelling. According to the Indian Express, Karan Johar likes New York a lot. Although Karan Johar spends most of his time in London, he loves the energy of New York City.
How much is Karan Johar’s net worth?
Karan Johar is one of the richest filmmakers of India. According to the reports of Times of India, he is the owner of property worth Rs 1700 crore. They charge Rs 2 crore for an ad. Apart from this, he charges Rs 1 to 2 crore for an episode of his chat show Koffee with Karan. He also has a house in Mumbai worth Rs 32 crores.
These days Karan is in the news for the film Mr. and Mrs. Mahi. Janhvi Kapoor and Rajkumar Rao are in the lead roles in this film. The film will be released on May 31. Karan has produced it.
In his personal life, Karan Johar is not married. Karan Johar became the father of twins Roohi and Yash through surrogacy in 2017. He now lives with his children and mother.
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