Karan Johar

Indian filmmaker

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2024 Planned projects include 'Yodha', 'Ae Watan Mere Watan', 'Mr. & Mrs. Mahi', and 'Bad Newz'
2024 Set to executive produce multiple projects including Showtime, Love Storiyaan, Gyaarah Gyaarah, Call Me Bae, and The Tribe
2024 On his 52nd birthday, Johar announced his next directorial project, scheduled for release in the second half of 2025.
2024 Featured as himself in the documentary Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli
2024 Set to executive produce multiple projects including Showtime, Love Storiyaan, Gyaarah Gyaarah, Call Me Bae, and The Tribe
2024 Featured as himself in the documentary Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli
2024 Planned projects include 'Yodha', 'Ae Watan Mere Watan', 'Mr. & Mrs. Mahi', and 'Bad Newz'
2024 On his 52nd birthday, Johar announced his next directorial project, scheduled for release in the second half of 2025.
2023 Hosts Bigg Boss 17 (during 7th and 13th weeks)
2023 Hosts Bigg Boss 17 (during 7th and 13th weeks)
July 28 2023 Released Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, which became a critical and commercial success, ranking as the seventh highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year and earning Johar his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Director nomination.
July 28 2023 Released Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, which became a critical and commercial success, ranking as the seventh highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year and earning Johar his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Director nomination.
2022 Produced multiple films including 'Gehraiyaan', 'Jugjugg Jeeyo', and 'Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva'
2022 Hosts Bigg Boss 16 (during 3rd and 18th weeks) and executive produces The Fame Game
2022 Hosts Bigg Boss 16 (during 3rd and 18th weeks) and executive produces The Fame Game
2022 Produced multiple films including 'Gehraiyaan', 'Jugjugg Jeeyo', and 'Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva'
January 2022 Appeared as a judge on Colors TV's show Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan alongside Mithun Chakraborty and Parineeti Chopra.
January 2022 Appeared as a judge on Colors TV's show Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan alongside Mithun Chakraborty and Parineeti Chopra.
2021 Produced the biopic Shershaah, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Film and receiving a National Film Award – Special Jury Mention as producer
2021 Hosts Bigg Boss OTT 1 and IFFI opening ceremony
2021 Hosts Bigg Boss OTT 1 and IFFI opening ceremony
2021 Produced the biopic Shershaah, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Film and receiving a National Film Award – Special Jury Mention as producer
July 2021 Announced his romantic comedy Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, starring Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Ranveer Singh, and Alia Bhatt.
July 2021 Announced his romantic comedy Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, starring Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Ranveer Singh, and Alia Bhatt.
2020 Hosts What the Love! reality show and begins executive producing Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives
2020 Honored with the Padma Shri by the Government of India
2020 Became a central figure in the nepotism debate following the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, with allegations of promoting industry insiders and facing public criticism.
2020 Hosts What the Love! reality show and begins executive producing Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives
2020 Became a central figure in the nepotism debate following the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, with allegations of promoting industry insiders and facing public criticism.
2020 Honored with the Padma Shri by the Government of India
January 1 2020 Johar's segment in the horror anthology film Ghost Stories premiered on Netflix, featuring a story about a newly-married woman and her husband's post-traumatic stress disorder.
January 1 2020 Johar's segment in the horror anthology film Ghost Stories premiered on Netflix, featuring a story about a newly-married woman and her husband's post-traumatic stress disorder.
2019 Made a cameo appearance in the song 'Chandigarh Mein' in Good Newwz
2019 Made a cameo appearance in the song 'Chandigarh Mein' in Good Newwz
2018 Judges India's Next Superstars reality show
2018 Appeared in a cameo dance number 'Aankh Maarey' in the film Simmba
2018 Produced the spy thriller Raazi, which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Film
2018 Performed a double role as Karan/Arjun in Welcome To New York
2018 Participated in the Netflix anthology Lust Stories with Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, and Dibakar Banerjee. His segment explored female sexual satisfaction, featuring Kiara Advani and Vicky Kaushal, and was praised for its bold approach to female sexuality.
2018 Judges India's Next Superstars reality show
2018 Appeared in a cameo dance number 'Aankh Maarey' in the film Simmba
2018 Performed a double role as Karan/Arjun in Welcome To New York
2018 Participated in the Netflix anthology Lust Stories with Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, and Dibakar Banerjee. His segment explored female sexual satisfaction, featuring Kiara Advani and Vicky Kaushal, and was praised for its bold approach to female sexuality.
2018 Produced the spy thriller Raazi, which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Film
August 2018 Karan Johar announced his film Takht, a Mughal era period drama with an ensemble cast including Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor, and Anil Kapoor. The film was planned to be directed in September 2019 but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 2018 Karan Johar announced his film Takht, a Mughal era period drama with an ensemble cast including Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor, and Anil Kapoor. The film was planned to be directed in September 2019 but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2017 Becomes judge on Dil Hai Hindustani reality show
2017 Becomes judge on Dil Hai Hindustani reality show
February 2017 Became a father to twins (a boy and a girl) through surrogacy, born at Masrani Hospital in Mumbai. Named his son Yash after his father and daughter Roohi (an anagram of his mother's name Hiroo).
February 2017 Became a father to twins (a boy and a girl) through surrogacy, born at Masrani Hospital in Mumbai. Named his son Yash after his father and daughter Roohi (an anagram of his mother's name Hiroo).

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