1972 - Today
Karan Kumar Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian filmmaker and television personality, who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several successful actors and filmmakers under his company Dharma Productions. The recipient of several accolades, including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards, he has been honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2020.The son of producer Yash Johar, he made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy-drama Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), which earned him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment (as director), the Filmfare Award for Best Director and the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karan Johar has received more than 17,672,029 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Karan Johar is the 1,598th most popular film director (down from 1,324th in 2019), the 863rd most popular biography from India (down from 707th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Indian Film Director.
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Among film directors, Karan Johar ranks 1,598 out of 1,581. Before him are Nimród Antal, Brad Silberling, Josef Fares, Oskar Roehler, György Pálfi, and Adam Curtis. After him are Pablo Berger, Władysław Pasikowski, Amy Heckerling, Mani Ratnam, Errol Morris, and Frank Coraci.
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 1,592
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.25
Rank: 1,593
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 1,594
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 1,595
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 1,596
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 1,597
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 1,598
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 1,599
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 1,600
1954 - Present
HPI: 37.01
Rank: 1,601
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 1,602
1948 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 1,603
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 1,604
Among people born in 1972, Karan Johar ranks 495. Before him are Michelle, Megumi Igarashi, Krzysztof Charamsa, Guillaume Soro, Joe Calzaghe, and Hüseyin Özkan. After him are Daniel Prodan, Bledar Sejko, Andrey Malakhov, Catherine Ndereba, Michael Hester, and Hendrawan.
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 489
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 490
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 491
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 492
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 493
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 494
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 495
1972 - 2016
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 496
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 497
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 498
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 499
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.02
Rank: 500
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 501
Among people born in India, Karan Johar ranks 863 out of 1,493. Before him are Prakash Padukone (1955), Nita Ambani (1963), Dean Mahomed (1759), Sudha Chandran (1965), S. M. Krishna (1932), and Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944). After him are Arun Shourie (1941), Mani Ratnam (1956), Stan Swamy (1937), Anushka Sharma (1988), Ranjan Gogoi (1954), and Bipasha Basu (1979).
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.38
Rank: 857
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.38
Rank: 858
1759 - 1851
HPI: 37.38
Rank: 859
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.37
Rank: 860
1932 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 861
1944 - 2021
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 862
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 863
1941 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 864
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 865
1937 - 2021
HPI: 36.95
Rank: 866
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 867
1954 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 868
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.90
Rank: 869
Among film directors born in India, Karan Johar ranks 22. Before him are V. Shantaram (1901), Deepa Mehta (1950), Subhash Ghai (1945), K. Balachander (1930), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), and Aparna Sen (1945). After him are Mani Ratnam (1956), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963), B. R. Chopra (1914), Farah Khan (1965), Mehboob Khan (1907), and Rajkumar Hirani (1962).
1901 - 1990
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 16
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 17
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 18
1930 - 2014
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 19
1922 - 2006
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 20
1945 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 21
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 22
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 23
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 24
1914 - 2008
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 25
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 26
1907 - 1964
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 27
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 28