Career
Johar began his career in Bollywood in 1952 in Sunil Dutt's production house Ajanta Arts. He was associated with films like Mujhe Jeene Do and Yeh Raaste Hai Pyaar Ke. He helped filmmaker Dev Anand handle the production of his film Guide, which did roaring business at the box office. He continued with Dev Anand's Navketan Films and handled production of films like Jewel Thief, Prem Pujari and Hare Rama Hare Krishna.
In 1976, Johar launched his own banner Dharma Productions. The first film produced by the company Dostana directed by Raj Khosla was a huge box office success. The company produced a handful of other films in the 1980s and early 1990s most notably Agneepath, Gumrah and Duplicate.
The company got unprecedented success with their 1998 award-winning film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which was the directorial debut of his son Karan Johar. The film starring Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherji and Kajol, was an all time blockbuster and was one of the biggest hits of the year particularly in the overseas market. The film was critically acclaimed as well, winning major awards in all categories including the Best Film award at the 44th Annual Filmfare Awards, Lux Zee Cine Awards, Sansui Viewers' Choice Awards, Bollywood Movie Awards and the National Film Awards. Yash's son followed up its success with his second film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham which broke all box office records at the time to become the biggest hit in both India and particularly overseas where it entered the Top Five on the UK Charts. Johar was also involved in the production and distribution company Dreamz Unlimited founded in 1999 by Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Aziz Mirza. He helped setting up the company as well as handling the production process of their first film Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani.
The last film Johar was involved in the production of was Kal Ho Naa Ho which was a critical and commercial success, becoming the second top-grossing movie domestically and the top-grossing Bollywood film in the overseas market that year. He was also a senior member of the Film Producers Guild of India.
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