9 Unknow Facts About Karan Johar: Bollywood Most Powerful Man

Mina Muzumdar |Mar 22, 2019

"Of late, maybe since late 2018, he's become one of the most powerful people in Bollywood, if not the most," says journalist Rajiv Vijayakar. Here are 9 unknown facts about Karan Johar.

"Of late, maybe since late 2018, he's become one of the most powerful people in Bollywood, if not the most," says journalist Rajiv Vijayakar.

It’s not exaggerated to say that Karan Johar embodies Bollywood glamour. At the age of 46, being a director, screenwriter, TV show host, producer, he’s only just getting started. But do you know that for his role in Bombay Velvet, the superstar only charged 11 Rupee as the fee.

Being a Bollywood superstar nowadays, but Karan Johar didn’t think his career path will lie in Bollywood before. After graduated from H.R.College of Commerce and Economics, when he was about to go to French for the internship, he had a life-changing conversation with his friend.

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Here are 9 unknown facts about Karan Johar.

How rich is Karan Johar?

As director of one of the most influential production house in India, Dharma Productions, Karan Johar’s net worth up to $200 million which is even bigger Hollywood superstar Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis combined.

He is the most followed producer on Twitter in the global.

3. Karan Johar is the first Indian actor presented at Miss World 2006 as a Jury member.

4. Karan Johar’s blockbuster Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… which boats a star-ensemble such as Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, was so successful that they made it into a book.

5. He remains single but a father of two kids through surrogacy. The beautiful boy name Yash, after his father and the little girl called Roohi which rearranged from his mother, Hiroo.

6. He made the first appearance on the screen through Bombay Velvet” in which he just charged 11 Rupee as his fee.

7. His life-long ambition is to win a Golden Statue from the Academy Award. The host revealed that he has been practising “This is for you, India” for a long time.

8. Blockbuster Kuch Kuch Hota Hai under the direction of Karan Johar, made Dharma Productions become a renowned brand in the country.

9. Karan Johar is the only Indian who was invited to the London Olympics’ opening ceremony.

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