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Karan Johar

Karan Johar

Height: 1.75 m DOB: 25 May 1972

Karan Johar, often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, actor and television personality who works in Hindi films. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and the producer Yash Johar.

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Farhan Akhtar speaks up on MNS-Karan Johar’s ₹ 5 crore

ADHM row: Farhan Akhtar speaks up on MNS-Karan Johar’s ₹ 5 crore deal, calls it a ‘terrible precedent’

Bollywood | Oct 27, 2016, 10:07 AM IST

Questioning the MNS’s suggestion of Karan Johar paying ₹ 5 crore as ‘prayashchit’ (penance) to the Indian Army welfare fund, actor Farhan Akhtar has added a new twist to the ongoing debate over stalling the

Shivaay vs Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Shivaay vs Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: Who will emerge winner in this year’s biggest clash?

Bollywood | Oct 26, 2016, 06:13 PM IST

Come Friday, two highly talked and awaited Bollywood movies will hit screens to fight for supremacy. The clash of ‘Shivaay’ and ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ has become a topic of keen interest over the months

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ADHM row: MNS wrong in demanding Rs 5 crore from Karan Johar, concedes Modi govt

Politics | Oct 25, 2016, 06:34 PM IST

The Union government today conceded that it was wrong on part of MNS leader Raj Thackeray to have asked filmmakers to donate Rs 5 crore to the Army welfare fund for casting Pakistani actors.

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'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' story was written in just nine days, says Karan Johar

Bollywood | Oct 23, 2016, 02:29 PM IST

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is all set to release on October 28. Director of the film, Karan Johar told the reporters a the Mami festival that he finished writing the story of the film in

Here’s what Karan Johar said after green-signal for

ADHM controversy: Here’s what Karan Johar said after green-signal for smooth release

Bollywood | Oct 22, 2016, 05:27 PM IST

In a major relief to the makers of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, the Raj Thackrey led MNS today said that it would allow the smooth release of the movie. This announcement came after the party

Twitteratti blast MNS for demanding Rs 5 cr from ADHM

‘It's extortion’: Twitteratti blast MNS for demanding Rs 5 cr from ADHM producers as ‘atonement’

Bollywood | Oct 22, 2016, 02:05 PM IST

Raj Thackrey led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) today allowed the release of Karan Johar’s ‘Ae Dil Hai Muhskil’ but asked all the producers to pay Rs 5 crore each into the Indian Army's welfare fund

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Breakdown of ADHM: Why nothing less than Rs 75 cr will work for it at box office

Bollywood | Oct 20, 2016, 08:24 PM IST

The upcoming Bollywood movie ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ has made it to headlines for more than one reason. It is not unknown how the smooth release of this ambitious project of Karan Johar is a

Farah says KJo is stressed and he poured his heart out in

Farah says KJo is stressed and he poured his heart out in the video message

Bollywood | Oct 20, 2016, 05:03 PM IST

Choreographer Farah Khan who is a close friend of filmmaker Karan Johar has said that the latter is stressed out and spoke what he felt in the video. On Wednesday, Karan has released a video

Karan Johar will meet the Home Minister to discuss the

HM has assured safe release of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', say producers

Bollywood | Oct 20, 2016, 03:51 PM IST

With Raj Thackeray led Maharshtra Navnirman Sena threatening to vandalise theatres screening Ae Dil Hai Mushkil ahead of its scheduled Diwlali release, Film's director Karan Johar will meet Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the capital

ADHM row: Come have a dangal with me, Justice Katju lashes

ADHM row: Come have a dangal with me, Justice Katju lashes out at MNS

Bollywood | Oct 20, 2016, 07:41 AM IST

The debate over the release of Karan Johar’s ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ doesn’t seem to be fading away anytime soon. While MNS is making efforts to restrict the release of the movie, retired Supreme Court

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'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' release: 12 MNS workers sent to judicial custody after arrest

Politics | Oct 19, 2016, 10:43 PM IST

Police on Wednesday arrested twelve MNS workers when they barged into Metro Cinema to threaten the owners against the screening of Karan Johar's upcoming film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

Karan Johar’s emotional video doesn’t impress

Too little, too late? Karan Johar’s emotional video doesn’t impress Twitteratti!

Bollywood | Oct 19, 2016, 01:36 PM IST

Filmmaker Karan Johar yesterday evening broke his silence on the controversy surrounding his upcoming directorial ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’. The presence of Pakistani actor Fawad Khan has garnered this movie lot of wrath. In an

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Wish Karan Johar had expressed solidarity with Indian Army right after terror attacks, says BJP

Politics | Oct 19, 2016, 01:15 PM IST

Reacting to film-maker Karan Johar’s statement that he will not work with Pakistani talent in future, the Bharatiya Janata Party today said that it would have been better had the director expressed solidarity with India's armed forces right after ter

Fox Star Studios stands by Karan Johar

Fox Star stands by Karan Johar, says ADHM director is a proud patriot

Bollywood | Oct 19, 2016, 10:25 AM IST

Standing with the director of their upcoming venture ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, the distributors Fox Star Studios has in a statement Karan Johar’s patriotism cannot be questioned. Fox Star Studios is distributing ADHM, the movie

Karan Johar breaks silence on ADHM row

Won’t work with Pak artistes again just let this one go: Karan Johar breaks silence on ADHM row

Bollywood | Oct 18, 2016, 06:54 PM IST

Filmmaker Karan Johar, whose upcoming directorial ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ is mired in controversies following presence of Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, has finally broken silence on the matter today. In a video message, Karan said

After Deepika and KJo, Hrithik Roshan speaks up on

After Deepika and KJo, Hrithik Roshan speaks up on suffering from depression

Bollywood | Oct 18, 2016, 02:55 PM IST

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan has recently confessed that he has suffered from depression at one point of time in his life. He stated that he has been through several ups and downs in life and

Kajol refuses to talk about her cameo in KJo’s movie

Shivaay vs Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: Kajol refuses to talk about her cameo in KJo’s movie

Bollywood | Oct 18, 2016, 02:27 PM IST

The big box office clash of ‘Shivaay’ and ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ has put actress Kajol in a tough spot. Both the movies are ambitious projects, one that of her husband Ajay Devgn while another

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Sonam, Kareena may come on ‘Koffee With Karan’; here’s what you can expect from the episode

Bollywood | Oct 18, 2016, 01:51 PM IST

Actresses Kareena Kapoor Khan and Sonam Kapoor who are lately seen spending a great deal of time together may treat their fans soon. A report in a leading daily said that the two have been

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

KJo wants police to ease ‘mushkil’ for ‘ADHM’ release amid MNS threats of vandalism

Bollywood | Oct 18, 2016, 01:18 PM IST

Dharma Productions’ head honcho Karan Johar, along with a few other producers, today approached the Joint commissioner - Law and Order of Mumbai police seeking smooth release of his movie ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’. The

Box office rival Ajay Devgn comes out in KJo’s support

Box office rival Ajay Devgn comes out in KJo’s support, bats for smooth release of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’

Bollywood | Oct 16, 2016, 11:30 PM IST

This Diwali, two big movies ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ and ‘Shivaay’ are scheduled for release, making for one of the biggest Bollywood clashes of recent times. Out of these movies, the former one helmed by

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