| Name(s) |
KARAN JOHAR |
| Date of
Birth |
May 25, 1972 |
|
Identity |
Indian film director,
producer, screenwriter, costume designer, actor and
television personality |
|
Date-wise Events and Works |
- 1998: He made his directorial debut
with
the blockbuster romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
-
1999: National Film Award for Best
Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
(Director) - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
-
1999: Filmfare Best Director Award
- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
-
1999: Filmfare Best Screenplay
Award – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
-
2002: Filmfare Best Dialogue Award
– Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
-
2011: Filmfare Best Director Award
– My Name Is Khan
-
September 30, 2006:
He became the first Indian filmmaker to be a jury
member in the Miss World competition, in Warsaw,
Poland.
- September 27, 2016: While
most of the Bollywood Industry stalwarts and some of the
political activists wanted boycott and exodus of the
Pakistani actors from Bollywood, because of the latter's
inability to condemn the Uri attack on Indian army camp on
September 18, 2016, Karan Johar was one of those few who
favoured to engage Pakistani artists in the Indian film
industry even if they do not condemn the Pakistani sponsored
terrorist attacks on India and its army establishments.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He is the son of the acclaimed producer Yash Johar.
- His next two films were the ensemble dramas
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006),
which were both very successful in the overseas
market.
- His counter-terrorism drama My Name Is Khan
(2010) earned him his second Filmfare Award for Best
Director.
- These, along with the several successful films he
has produced under the Dharma Productions banner,
have established him as one of the leading
director-producers in Hindi cinema.
- He was the only other Indian apart
from PM Manmohan Singh to be invited
for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.
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