FILM DIRECTOR

Karan Johar

1972 - Today

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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 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Karan Johar is the 1,621st most popular film director (down from 1,592nd in 2019), the 922nd most popular biography from India (down from 859th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Indian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Karan Johars by language

Over the past year Karan Johar has had the most page views in the with 1,691,963 views, followed by Hindi (38,960), and Arabic (27,616). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (158.50%), Malagasy (114.29%), and Finnish (102.80%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Karan Johar ranks 1,621 out of 2,041. Before him are Baran bo Odar, Adam Shankman, Fernando León de Aranoa, Rakhshān Banietemad, Rory Kennedy, and Robert Duncan McNeill. After him are Matthew Barney, Alex Kurtzman, John R. Leonetti, Chi Chi LaRue, Claudia Llosa, and Dani Levy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Karan Johar ranks 414. Before him are Arif Erdem, Jennifer Syme, Sandrine Holt, Joe Hill, Rachel Brice, and Michelle. After him are Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Piotr Adamczyk, Masayuki Okano, Mehmet Kurtuluş, Grant Hill, and Katie Barberi.

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In India

Among people born in India, Karan Johar ranks 922 out of 1,861. Before him are Yellapragada Subbarow (1895), Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), MS Dhoni (1981), V. K. Sasikala (1954), B. Saroja Devi (1938), and Prem Nazir (1927). After him are Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (1972), Bobby Deol (1969), Jyoti Amge (1993), Narinder Singh Kapany (1926), Asaf Ali (1888), and Jamuna (1936).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Karan Johar ranks 20. Before him are Ismail Merchant (1936), V. Shantaram (1901), Subhash Ghai (1945), Deepa Mehta (1950), Aparna Sen (1945), and Tapan Sinha (1924). After him are Nasir Hussain (1931), Prakash Jha (1952), Mani Ratnam (1956), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963), Tariq Anwar (1945), and Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922).

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Filmography

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