Karan Johar
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 51 |
Web site | www.instagram.com |
Date of birth | May 25,1972 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Mumbai |
India | |
Height | 175 (cm) |
Children | Roohi Johar |
2 | |
Books | An Unsuitable Boy |
Parents | Yash Johar |
Hiroo Johar | |
Job | Actor |
Film director | |
Film Producer | |
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Screenwriter | |
Television presenter | |
Costume Designer | |
TV Personality | |
Education | H. R. College of Commerce & Economics |
Greenlawns High School | |
Alma mater | HR College |
Upcoming movie | Brahmāstra |
Jugjugg Jeeyo | |
Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani | |
Yodha | |
Cousins | Aditya Chopra |
Uday Chopra | |
Ravi Chopra | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 470973 |
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Student of the Year
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Simmba
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Dhadak
Bombay Velvet
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
My Name Is Khan
Kal Ho Naa Ho
Lust Stories
Kalank
Raazi
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Badrinath Ki Dulhania
Dostana
Bombay Talkies
Shaandaar
Kapoor & Sons
Agneepath
Brothers
2 States
Wake Up Sid
Dear Zindagi
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
India's Next Superstars
India's Got Talent
Brahmastra
Baar Baar Dekho
Kaal
Ok Jaanu
Kurbaan
Hasee Toh Phasee
We Are Family
I Hate Luv Storys
Welcome to New York
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
Ungli
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
Ittefaq
Indradhanush
Shuddhi
Gippi
Dil Hai Hindustani
Lift Kara De
Koochie Koochie Hota Hai
Koffee With Karan
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay
IIFA Award for Best Director
IIFA Award for Best Story
Zee Cine Award for Best Director
Bollywood Movie Award – Best Director
IIFA Award for Best Costume Design
Zee Cine Award for Best Story
Stardust Award for Best Director of the Year
IIFA Award for Best Dialogue
Guild Award for Best Director
Indian Telly Award for Best Judge Panel
STAR Parivaar Award for Favourite Judge
BIG Star Most Entertaining Romantic Film
Bollywood Movie Award – Best Film
Bollywood Movie Award – Best Screenplay
Guild Award for Best Costume Design
ITA Award for Best Anchor - Talk/Chat Show
Stardust Award for Best Director – Drama
ITA Scroll of Honour (Entertainment) Award
ITA Award for Best Talk/Chat Show
ITA Award for Best Anchor - Music & Film Based Show
Golden Petal Awards for Best Non-Ficiton Judge
Golden Petal Awards for Best Jury (Non-Fiction)
Golden Petal Awards Colors ki shaan award
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Karan Johar Life story
Karan Kumar Johar, often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian filmmaker and television personality, who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several successful actors under his own Dharma Productions.
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Oo Antava: Why a song calling out men is under fire for sleaze
A scantily-clad woman gyrating to a racy Song has powered some of India's biggest chartbusters.
So, when a new Song from the southern Telugu film industry dropped in December, claiming to subvert the male gaze, it grabbed attention.
It was recorded in five languages - Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi - and released along with just 19 seconds of footage. The lyrics had the same message across the versions: whether A Woman is old or young, tall or short, wearing a sari or a gown, she cannot escape ogling male eyes.
But many Women were not impressed. They saw it as a mere gimmick, and a deeply offensive one at that, claiming to break down the very thing it's built upon: the male gaze.
The Song 's lyrics, in fact, imply Women are irresistible sirens, and men are uncontrollable lechers, argue some critics.
And, they say, it has all The Elements of what is now a familiar formula: men leering at A Woman as she sways, slides and drapes herself over The Hero , while a camera constantly cuts to bared bits of her body.
All of this " left little doubt that the video would celebrate All That The Words appeared to lament, " one reviewer.
Sexist But successful" I examined the different lyrics. There is a line across all the versions which compares Women with food, " says Sowmya Rajendran, features editor at The News Minute, where she writes about films.
" In Tamil, it's a dessert, in Telugu, grapes, in Malayalam, sugar. Treating Women as consumables ends up justifying the ogling and lechery. "
Viewers, many of them male, love The Song . They have lauded Samantha Ruth Prabhu, The Song 's protagonist and currently one of the biggest southern female stars, for her Performance - since she doesn't appear in The Film , Pushpa, beyond The Song , they appear elated that a heroine, who has So Far been praised for her acting, can also be so titillating.
The full video is yet to drop, Even though The Movie is Out - But The Track has now crossed 100 million views on YouTube in Telugu alone. And its Title - oo antava - has been trending for days.
Unsurprising, given that the so-called " item" Song - in Indian male slang, an " item" is a sexy woman - has always been an unabashedly sexist and successful formula.
Most " item" songs treat Women like a piece of meat, both visually and in terms of the lyrics, says Ms Rajendran.
She cites one of the worst offenders, The Infamous '', featuring Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan, where she mouths lines likening herself to " Tandoori Chicken that can be washed down with alcohol".
" In many cases, we know nothing about The Woman in The Song . She has no backstory, she just appears And Then disappears from The Movie , " Ms Rajendran adds.
" Item" songs have long drawn outrage for objectifying Women - with tight, revealing clothes, suggestive choreography, raunchy lyrics and voyeuristic camera angles. But they are undeniably popular in a country where The Audience is overwhelmingly male.
A popular soundtrack was once essential to A Movie 's fortunes, Drawing People to The Cinema and earning huge revenues for music labels. Now, in the Age Of YouTube and Instagram, songs are Even more lucrative.
Decades of objectificationIn 1994, journalist Arun Katiyar that the success of a scandalous film Song the previous year helped create " what the formula-crazed film world calls an 'item'" as people raced to write " obscene lyrics".
The Song was choli ke peeche kya hai, which translates to, what's behind your blouse? The Innocent answer follows: my heart. But gesturing towards her chest, Madhuri Dixit , a top Bollywood star at the time, indicates there could be a more literal answer.
The risque words and suggestive moves outraged people, including politicians, who argued that it encouraged men to molest Women . But The Song became a wild hit.
Over time, the clothes got tighter and shorter, and necklines plunged lower - Even if the lyrics didn't objectify The Woman , the camera did. Soon, " item" songs became glossy spectacles with " special appearances" by top Bollywood stars, from Aishwarya Rai to Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone .
" The bigger the heroine in The Track , the larger the chances of success of The Song since there is no fantasy like watching the ultimate lead actress do a sensuous number, " Vinod Bhanushali, then a top executive at India's biggest music label T-Series, told in 2010.
And the item Song became " cool" - it was blared in nightclubs and inspired legions of wedding dances.
Can an " item" Song empower Women ?" Your approach to the issue determines The Way you tell your story and position your camera, " says Avinash Das, whose 2017 film Anarkali of Aarah is about a singer-dancer in Bihar state.
Anarkali, played by Swara Bhasker, mouths double entendres and dances with abandon, But The Film never treats her like an object. The camera avoids close-ups of her body, often focusing on her from a distance to include other performers and the lascivious male gazes around her.
In a deeply satisfying subversion of a typical " item" Song , Anarkali performs a " revenge" number at the end as she calls Out the powerful man who had earlier molested her On Stage .
Although it wasn't a commercial success, critics praised The Film for putting The Woman in control of her sexuality.
Item songs, they argue, do The Opposite . " When you see fragmented bits of A Woman 's body—heaving bosom, swinging navel, shaking hip—you are robbing her of autonomy, " actor Shabana Azmi in 2018, adding that most times, The Women who appeared in them were " surrendering to the male gaze".
The Women would disagree. Malaika Arora has she " never felt objectified" in such songs. Katrina Kaif said she had " enjoyed" doing a 2012 hit after producer-director Karan Johar an earlier apology for including " item" songs in his films.
While " item" songs are sometimes defended for celebrating female sexuality, Ms Rajendran points Out that movies that actually do so often.
A good way to test these claims, she adds, is to measure The Song 's effect on viewers.
" Is The Song making people uncomfortable by forcing them to confront their biases? Or is it conforming to them? "
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