Yash johar biography of mahatma
Yash johar.
Yash johar biography of mahatma
Yash Johar
Indian film producer
Yash Johar (6 September 1929 – 26 June 2004) was an Indian film producer and the founder of Dharma Productions. His films featured lavish sets, were often set in "exotic" locations, and incorporated Indian traditions and family values.[2] He was the father of Karan Johar, now a noted filmmaker himself.
Personal life
Johar was born on 6 September 1929 in Amritsar, Punjab, in a Punjabi Hindu family associated with the Arya Samaj.[1][3][4] He was married to Hiroo, sister of filmmakers B.
R. Chopra and Yash Chopra.[5][6] He 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 as a publicist and still photographer in the early 1950s, working on the film Badal (1951). He worked for Sashadhar Mukherjee's production company Filmistan as a produ