New Delhi: Karan Johar is one of the finest directors of Bollywood who has given many blockbuster movies like ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’, ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’. It would not be wrong if Karan is called one of the boldest, most outspoken and most controversial people in the industry. As he turns a year older today, let us remember the filmmaker’s special friends.
The Johar family is a small family of four, KJo, his twin children Roohi, Yash and their mother Hiroo Johar. He has many friends in the industry including Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Kajol and others. The tales of their friendship are very famous as he mentions many in his chat show ‘Koffee With Karan’ and also in his autobiography.
Who is Karan Johar?
Karan Johar was born on 25 May 1972 in Mumbai. His father Yash Johar was a renowned producer and the founder of Dharma Productions. Karan studied at Green Lawn High School and HR College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai. He has given many superhit films in the industry, he has launched many star kids and he has a huge friend-like-family group in the industry.
‘Pyaar’ with Twinkle Khanna
Karan Johar and Twinkle Khanna studied together in the same boarding school as children. He revealed in his autobiography that he had a massive crush on Twinkle and that she was the only girl he ever ‘fell in love’ with. They share a special bond, even with the actress’s husband Akshay Kumar, KJo has a special bond as they would often share a funny banter at parties and even on Karan’s chat shows. Are.
Earlier, Twinkle had released her autobiography ‘Mrs. Funnybones’ that Karan proposed her in school. He told her, ‘I like you, I like your moustache, it’s hot,’ to which the actress laughed out loud.
Kajol and Karan’s bond
Karan and Kajol became friends during the shooting of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. As the filmmaker mentioned in his memoir, Kajol always told him that she was a big fan of Mani Ratnam and dreamed of working in his film. One day the actress got a call from Mani Ratnam and he said, ‘We want to cast you in the film with Shahrukh.’ Kajol hung up the phone saying ‘Karan don’t joke’. On getting the call again, the veteran director said, ‘I am Mani Ratnam’. When Karan came to know about this, he was overjoyed, but the date he wanted was clashing with his film.
Karan knew how much Kajol adored Mani Ratnam, so he decided to move the dates of their film, as explained in his memoir. Even after hearing this, Kajol declined Mani Ratnam’s offer, as she had signed the first contract with Karan. Since then both became best friends. However, years later, Ajay Devgn and Karan’s argument during a clash between ‘Shivaay’ and ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ led to a rift. In his autobiography, Karan wrote a chapter in Kajol’s name and talked about his bond with her and how he will always remember it.
Shah Rukh Khan, The BFF
Karan Johar started his career as an actor with the help of his father. He first worked in Doordarshan’s show ‘Indradhanush’. After this, he assisted director Aditya Chopra in the film ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ and also played the role of Shahrukh’s friend in the film. During the shoot, Shah Rukh advised Karan that he should make films himself.
In Netflix’s show ‘The Romantics’, Shah Rukh told an anecdote- As soon as the shooting of DDLJ was over, Shah Rukh called Yash Johar and said that ‘I want him to direct the film, you tell him to start preparing quickly’ ‘ One day at two o’clock in the night, Shahrukh spoke to Karan on a message and asked him what kind of film he wanted to make. Shortly after this Karan started writing the film, he signed only Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji. Released in 1998, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai won the National Award and 8 Filmfare Awards including the Filmfare Award for Best Director for Karan.
KJo and Salman Khan
Karan Johar wanted to offer the role of Aman to Salman for ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, but due to high demand for fees, Karan had to look for other actors. Saif Ali Khan and Chandrachud Singh also refused to do this role. A few days later, at a party, Karan met Salman again and convinced the actor again. According to KJo’s autobiography, he requested Salman and eventually, he agreed. But, later during the shooting, Salman refused to wear the suit. He insisted on wearing ripped jeans and a T-shirt, but Karan wanted him to wear a suit for the scene. The filmmaker again convinced the actor and well, the result turned out beautiful.
Karan Johar’s ‘Poo’ Kareena Kapoor
Karan Johar and Kareena used to be the best of friends, but their friendship took a backseat when Kareena demanded a fee equal to the male actor for the film ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’. Karan cast Preity Zinta in the film and did not speak to Kareena for a year. According to Kareena’s revelation on Koffee Couch, Karan later picked up the phone and spoke to the actress. Now both of them are one of the most loved couples of the industry.