MUMBAI: Karan Johar, often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, actor, and television personality who works in Hindi films. He is the son of Hiroo and Yash Johar. A close friend of Shahrukh Khan, he assisted Yash Chopra's Yash Raj Films during the early days of his career, making his directorial debut with the mega-hit Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). He is one of the most high-profile directors in Bollywood.
Also a close friend of Aditya Chopra, he has been a creative member of Yash Raj productions such as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Veer-Zaara (2004), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Mohabbatein (2000). Johar's success has guaranteed him worldwide distribution of his production company, Dharma Productions, for many years to come.
Karan is also known for his sense of fashion. His outfits and footwear are always the talk of the town.
But did you know that Karan is not the real name of the famous filmmaker. His real name is Rahul Kumar Johar, and here is the video proof.
Have a look.
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In this video, the director revealed this in a talk show to Ayushman Khurana and Vicky Kaushal. He shared a small story that when he was born, his name was Rahul. But after 12 days, his mother got a dream that his name should be Karan and not Rahul.
Well, previously, the filmmaker used to give the name Rahul to SRK in majority of his movies like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and K3G.
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