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Yash Johar

1929 - 2004

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Yash Johar (6 September 1929 – 26 June 2004) was an Indian film producer and the founder of Dharma Productions. His films featured lavish sets, were often set in "exotic" locations, and incorporated Indian traditions and family values. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yash Johar has received more than 3,818,351 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Yash Johar is the 110th most popular producer (down from 100th in 2019), the 1,016th most popular biography from India (down from 909th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Indian Producer.

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  • 3.8M

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  • 39.24

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Yash Johar ranks 110 out of 140. Before him are Bryan Burk, Craig Mazin, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., George Avakian, Jason Blum, and Tim Bevan. After him are Peter Safran, Laura Ziskin, Jane Rosenthal, Ilene Chaiken, Susan Downey, and Kevin Clash.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Yash Johar ranks 537. Before him are Ronnie Barker, Al Alvarez, Betty Boothroyd, Shirley Ann Grau, Creed Taylor, and George Clayton Johnson. After him are Joan Taylor, Eddie Garcia, T. P. McKenna, William Safire, King Moody, and Bobby Johnstone. Among people deceased in 2004, Yash Johar ranks 329. Before him are Kurt Dossin, Albert Paulsen, Hugh Shearer, Henry Cockburn, Dennis Wilshaw, and Beyers Naudé. After him are Salvador Laurel, June Maston, Albeiro Usuriaga, Mikael Ljungberg, Alphonso Ford, and Malika Pukhraj.

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In India

Among people born in India, Yash Johar ranks 1,016 out of 1,861. Before him are Amarinder Singh (1942), V. N. Janaki (1923), Simi Garewal (1947), Manohar Lal Khattar (1954), Ruby Myers (1907), and Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (1927). After him are G. N. Ramachandran (1922), Durga Khote (1905), Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), Monisha Kaltenborn (1971), and Charles Correa (1930).

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Among PRODUCERS In India

Among producers born in India, Yash Johar ranks 4. Before him are Boney Kapoor (1955), Gauri Khan (1970), and Gulshan Kumar (1956). After him are Ekta Kapoor (1975), J. P. Dutta (1949), and Rhea Kapoor (1987).

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