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Happy Birthday Karan Johar!

Written By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 25 May 2016 10:17 AM (IST)

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Karan is currently shooting for his upcoming. ''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'' starring Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Fawad Khan and Anushka Sharma.

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Karan is also the owner of 'Dharma Productions' which was started by his father in 1979.

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His directorial debut was with 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' and was a blockbuster!

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Contrary to belief, Shahrukh Khan IS NOT Karan Johar's favorite actor. His favorite actor is Hrithik Roshan! Karan believes that when everyone in the industry gives their 100%, Hrithik gives his 300%.

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He also has his own line of design with Vero Moda, called 'Marquee'.

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He has appeared in cameo roles in "Om Shanti Om", "Fashion" (2008) and "Luck by Chance" (2009).

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Karan Johar proudly says that he's a 'Mumma's Boy. His love for his mother has been quite evident since a pretty long time. He also says, that he's give up marrying a girl, just for the sake of his mother, Hiroo Johar.

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Actor, director, Karan is also a costume designer! He has worked as a costume designer for Shah Rukh for his films "DDLJ", "Dil To Pagal Hai", "Duplicate", "Mohabbatein", "Main Hoon Na", "Veer-Zaara", "Om Shanti Om" , among others.

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His superstition about the letter reduced with the success of the movie 'Lage Raho Munnabhai',

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Karan Johar turns 44 today, and he is as fearless and amazing as ever. Happy Birthday Karan Johar! Read on to know more about the mutli-talented man.

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Karan used to be extremely superstitious about the letter 'K'. 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai','Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham','Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna', etc. all begin with the letter 'K', owing to his superstition. He felt that the letter would bring him success!

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His father, Yash Johar, wanted to him to become an actor. Karan, on his show 'Koffee With Karan', stated that his dad once said, “Paanch che kilo kam kar do, aur hero ban jaao.”

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