Yash Johar

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{{short description|Indian film producer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Yash Johar
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|09|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]<ref name="intoday"/><br>{{small|(present-day [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]])}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|06|26|1929|09|06|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| organization = [[Dharma Productions]]
| occupation = [[Film producer]]
| yearsactive = 1952–2004
| spouse = {{marriage|Hiroo Johar|1971}}
| children = [[Karan Johar]] (son)
| relatives = [[Yash Chopra]] (brother-in-law)
}}

'''Yash Johar''' (6 September 1929 – 26 June 2004) was an Indian [[film producer]] and founded [[Dharma Productions]] in 1976. His films featured lavish sets, were often set in "exotic" locations, and incorporated Indian traditions and family values.<ref>{{cite web |title=Good-bye, Yashji! A Personal Tribute|author=Subhash K Jha|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/good-bye-yashji-a-personal-tribute-news-bollywood-kkfvKSjihab.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101132705/http://www.sify.com/movies/good-bye-yashji-a-personal-tribute-news-bollywood-kkfvKSjihab.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 November 2014 |date=28 June 2004|publisher=[[Sify]] Movies|access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref> He is the father of [[Karan Johar]], now a noted producer himself.

== Personal life ==
Johar was born on 6 September 1929 in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], British India in a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] family.<ref name="intoday">{{cite news |title=Remembering Yash Johar on his 11th death anniversary |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/remembering-yash-johar-the-man-who-gave-us-kabhi-khushi-kabhie-gham-259790-2015-06-26 |work=[[India Today]] |language=en |date=26 June 2015 |location=New Delhi |access-date=16 December 2020|quote=The founder of Dharma Productions was born on September 6, 1929 in Amritsar, Punjab, British India.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Karan Johar Got A Fact About Amitabh Bachchan Wrong And This Happened On Twitter |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/karan-johar-got-a-fact-about-amitabh-bachchan-wrong-and-this-happened-on-twitter-1793797 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=30 December 2017}}</ref> He was married to Hiroo, sister of filmmaker [[Yash Chopra]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kanyal |first1=Jyoti |title=Karan Johar on 50 years of YRF: Yash Chopra was not just a filmmaker but a bonafide institution |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/karan-johar-on-50-years-of-yrf-yash-chopra-was-not-just-a-filmmaker-but-a-bonafide-institution-1725850-2020-09-27 |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=India Today |date=27 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Indian film stars you didn’t know were related |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-film-stars-family-relations-5144762/ |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=23 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Hiroo gave birth to [[Karan Johar]] in 1972. Yash Johar died on 26 June 2004 in [[Mumbai]], aged 74, of a chest infection, though he had also been fighting [[cancer]]. After his death, his son took over [[Dharma Productions]].

== Career ==
Johar began his career in Bollywood in 1962 in [[Sunil Dutt]]'s production house Ajanta Arts. He was associated with films like ''[[Mujhe Jeene Do]]'' and ''Yeh Raaste Hai Pyaar Ke''. He helped filmmaker [[Dev Anand]] handle the production of his film ''[[Guide (film)]]'', which was successful at the box office. He continued with Dev Anand's [[Navketan Films]] and handled production of films like ''[[Jewel Thief]]'', ''[[Prem Pujari]]'' and ''[[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/jun/26mum.htm |title=Filmmaker Yash Johar dead |publisher=Rediff.com |access-date=5 November 2012}}</ref>

In 1976, Johar launched his own banner, [[Dharma Productions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.dharma-production.com/ourprofile.html |title=Our Profile - Dharma Productions|access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref> The first film produced by the company, ''[[Dostana (1980 film)|Dostana]]'', directed by [[Raj Khosla]], was a huge box office success. They produced a handful of other films in the 1980s and early 1990s, most notably ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]'', ''[[Gumrah (1993 film)|Gumrah]]'' and ''[[Duplicate (1998 film)|Duplicate]]''.

They had unprecedented success with their 1998 award-winning film ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'', the directorial debut of his son Karan Johar. The film starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Kajol]] and [[Rani Mukerji]] was one of the biggest hits of the year including the overseas market. The film was critically acclaimed as well, winning major awards. Karan's second directorial, ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham]]'', was also immensely successful.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Johar was also involved in the production and distribution company [[Dreamz Unlimited]] founded in 1999 by Shah Rukh Khan, [[Juhi Chawla]] and [[Aziz Mirza]]. He helped set up the company as well as handling the production process of their first film, ''[[Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/13srk.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Shah Rukh Khan speaks |publisher=In.rediff.com |date=13 January 2000 |access-date=5 November 2012}}</ref>

''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'', was the last film he was involved in, 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. {{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

== Selected filmography ==
=== Producer ===
* ''[[Dostana (1980 film)|Dostana]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Duniya (1984 film)|Duniya]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Muqaddar Ka Faisla]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Gumrah (1993 film)|Gumrah]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Duplicate (1998 film)|Duplicate]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' (2003)

== See also ==
* [[Cinema of India]]
* [[Lists of Indians by state]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0424105}}
* [http://www.dharma-production.com/ Dharma Productions, Yash Johar's production company]

{{Dharma Productions}}
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[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:2004 deaths]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Amritsar]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:Hindi film producers]]
[[Category:Film producers from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Producers who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]

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