Johar was a well-known Bollywood actor who occasionally appeared in international productions.

" Manish Malhotra was in charge of costume design, with help from Karan Johar.

Rai Bahadur Nain Singh Rawat was born to Lata Burha in 1830 in Milam village in the valley of Johar.

The Rawats ruled over the Johar valley, during the reign of Chand dynasty in Kumaon, this was followed by the Gorkha rule.

His following release was Kal Ho Naa Ho, a dramedy set in New York City ; written by Karan Johar, directed by Nikhil Advani and co-starring Jaya Bachchan, Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan.

She quoted, “ When Karan Johar wanted my voice to be dubbed for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, I really thought that it voice was bad and very husky and rough, but slowly I worked to improve my diction, and am now quite comfortable with it.

Of the same generation was the ' ud virtuoso Abadi al Johar, and lately Abdul-Majeed Abdullah came strongly to the scene.

It was directed by Nikhil Advani and written by Karan Johar, co-starring Jaya Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan.

Directed by Karan Johar, the film was a major financial success ; it became India's second highest-grossing film of the year and Kapoor's highest-grossing film to that point.

According to Karan Johar, Jaya Bachchan was the " obvious " choice for the character of Nandini, and added that her " acting prowess and stature " were the other reasons for him preferring to cast her.

A legal suit was filed against Johar for using the song " It's Raining Men " in the film without obtaining prior permission.

He added that Karan Johar was the real star, for creating many memorable sequences.

In an interview with Filmfare, Karan Johar said that he wasn't dejected to have not won too many awards at the ceremony, as he felt that Lagaan was " a classic " and deserved to win.

The film was written by Niranjan Iyengar and Karan Johar and produced by Yash Johar and Karan Johar under the Dharma Productions banner.

The film was written by Karan Johar with dialogue from Niranjan Iyengar and directed by his former assistant director Nikhil Advani.

It was the last film to be produced by Yash Johar before his death.

The Bijapuri force was led by Siddhi Johar, an Abyssinian general.

As soon as the Bijapuri force realized their mistake, the chase was on again, led by Siddhi Masood, the son-in-law of Siddhi Johar.

It was written and directed by the debuting Karan Johar and stars the popular on-screen pair of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in their fourth film together.

Johar first wrote a story, which was a love triangle between a tomboy, a very pretty girl and a slightly insensitive boy but he shelved the idea because he was not very satisfied with it.

Years later while discussing the incident with co-star Shah Rukh Khan and director Karan Johar on his talk show Koffee with Karan, Khan and Johar joked that Kajol lost her memory upon awakening and was asking where she was and what her name was.

Other Indian filmmakers such as Shekhar Kapur, Karan Johar, Mira Nair, Deepa Mehta and Nagesh Kukunoor have also found success overseas.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ... ( English: Sometimes happiness, sometimes sadness ), also known as K3G, is a 2001 melodramatic film written and directed by Karan Johar and produced by his father, Yash Johar, under the banner of Dharma Productions.

In 2003, she made a special appearance as Shahrukh Khan's doctor in Kal Ho Naa Ho ( produced by Karan Johar ), which also starred Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta.

Written by Johar, the film revisits old ground-NRIs, wedding song, snazzy club number and Shah Rukh-but also evolves the formula.

Johar died on 26 June 2004 in Mumbai, aged 74, of a chest infection though had also been fighting cancer.

Johar made his directorial debut at the age of 25 with the cult film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998 which he also wrote the story and screenplay for.

The film was directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Robin Estridge and also features Wilfrid Hyde-White, Herbert Lom and I. S. Johar.

" She also walked the ramp alongside her husband for filmmaker turned fashion designer Karan Johar at the HDIL India Couture Week 2009.

It became a cultural icon in India ; Karan Johar became a household name, and the film helped boost the careers of all actors involved.

The last film Johar was involved in the production of was Kal Ho Naa Ho which was a critical and commercial success, becoming the second top-grossing movie domestically and the top-grossing Bollywood film in the overseas market that year.

During the filming of My Name Is Khan, Karan Johar producer of the film and head of Dharma Productions, asked Khan to co-produce the film under his production company.

Johar began his career in Bollywood in 1952 in Sunil Dutt's production house Ajanta Arts.

The company got unprecedented success with their 1998 award-winning film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which was the directorial debut of his son Karan Johar.

* 1999 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai-Dharma Productions-Yash Johar

Adolf and Robert Schlagintweit had met old Deb Singh Rawat in the Johar valley, who even showed them a thanks chit signed by William Moorecroft and inscribed ‘ Northern foot of the Himanchal Mountains near Daba in Chinese Tartary, August 25th 1812 .’ On his advice they recruited three members of his family for their expedition ; Mani Singh Rawat, Dolpa and Nain Singh Rawat.

Khalid Mohamed of The Times of India applauded the film and reviewed, " K3G is the complete commercial banquet delivered with fabulous finesse by Karan Johar.

Johar formally entered the film industry as an actor, portraying Raj's ( Shahrukh Khan ) close friend in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ( 1995 ).

Johar with Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, with whom he forms the famous trio of Indian cinema

In November 2009, Johar ended shooting for his film My Name Is Khan starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol Devgan, reuniting them after eight years.

It was nominated for 10 other awards, including Filmfare Best Film Award, Best Director ( Karan Johar ), Best Actor ( Shahrukh Khan ), Best Actress ( Rani Mukerji ), Best Supporting Actor ( Amitabh Bachchan ), Best Supporting Actress ( Preity Zinta ), Best Music Director ( Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy ), Best Lyrics ( Javed Akhtar for " Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna ") Best Male Playback ( Sonu Nigam for " Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna ") and Best Female Playback ( Alka Yagnik for " Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna ").

The film was nominated for eight other awards including Best Movie, Best Director ( Karan Johar ), Best Actor ( Shahrukh Khan ), Best Supporting Actor ( Abhishek Bachchan ), Best Music Director ( Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy ),

At the Stardust Awards in 2007, Abhishek Bachchan won a further award for Best Supporting Actor and the film was nominated for four other awards including the Stardust Dream Director Award ( Karan Johar ), Star of the Year-Male ( Shahrukh Khan ), Star of the Year-Female ( Rani Mukerji )