Karan Johar
Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, author, and television personality who works primarily in Hindi cinema.
Born on 25 May 1972 in Mumbai, Johar was educated at Green Lawns High School and subsequently at H. R. College of Commerce and Economics. These institutions formed part of his educational background before he went on to pursue a career that would extend across multiple roles within the Hindi film industry. His work has placed him both behind and in front of the camera, encompassing directing, producing, screenwriting, and acting across various productions.
Among his recognitions, Johar has received the Filmfare Award for Best Director and the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, two honors that together reflect recognition from both industry and national award bodies. He was also awarded the Padma Shri, marking formal acknowledgment of his contributions to his field. He is notable for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, a film that has constituted a significant point of reference in discussions of his career. His roles as screenwriter and actor extend his involvement in film beyond directing and producing, giving him a direct hand in multiple stages of a production.
Beyond his film work, Johar is a television personality notable for Koffee with Karan, a talk show format that has formed a recurring and prominent part of his public profile. He is additionally an author, further extending the range of media in which he has been active. Taken together, his output spans film direction, production, screenwriting, screen performance, writing, and long-running television, with Hindi cinema and Koffee with Karan standing as two of the most consistently present threads across his working life.
Quotes by Karan Johar
I am not a hound; I am an attention-seeker. Very different animal. My kind of attention requires greater finesse.
I've been the lull, and I've been the storm and also somewhere in between. But that's OK. I love the limelight after all.
My primary passion is film-making. That's the aspect of my life that defines me, completes me, and completely grounds me. Everything else - from judging a reality TV show to hosting a talk show - is just a result of me being a film-maker. I am the happiest, satisfied and at peace when I am behind the camera.
I condemn any form of terrorism and especially the terrorism that would affect my country and me.
I've heard expressions like, 'Are you good in bed?' What does that even mean? For me, good in bed means sleeping seven hours. Undisturbed! If I get eight hours, that means I'm amazing!
My very shy Punjabi father never taught me about the birds and bees. So shy was he that he may have thought he would get arrested for even talking about it.
I, of course, was born as if I was a movie star in my head. Even though I had nothing, in my head I was always royalty. My mother always said, 'I don't know where you came from'. I didn't have their value system. And I always lived beyond my means.
There are ups and downs in so many relationships, but with Shah Rukh, there is deep love. There's no other way of communicating the respect and love I have for him. And I believe that ours will be a dynamic, and relationship and connect that will be forever.
Sometimes you just wonder whether people just don't have the sensitivity or decency. I'm a member of the media myself: I host a talk show. I know sometimes when you want to ask something, you can circumvent it with words and vocabulary. You don't suddenly just go out there and ask something directly in the pretense of being absolutely candid.