Karan Johar introduces new talent with his films

Karan Johar

Karan Johar is more than just one of Bollywood’s most renowned directors. The filmmaker has been known to have a knack for picking out exceptional talent from the masses and has proved his great instinct in filmmaking previously. Recently, Kara n unveiled his fifth directorial venture titled Student of the Year. The film is a launchpad for three newcomers in B-town including Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. Directed by Karan Johar, the film is produced by his production house Dharma Productions and Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment.

The director of blockbuster films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and My Name Is Khan (2010), Karan Johar has on previous account also introduced a host of young directors to the big-screen who in turn have gone ahead to impress the audiences. In all, Karan Johar has produced 12 films of which, 9 were directed by first-time directors!

Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), a romantic drama film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta and Jaya Bachchan, Johar roped in Nikhil Advani, who later went on to direct blockbusters like Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love (2007). Karan Johar has introduced Tarun Mansukhani with Dostana (2008), with the sequel currently being planned. For the film Wake Up Sid (2009), Dharma Productions put debutant director Ayan Mukerji’s talents to play.

Karan Johar  has also introduced Punit Malhotra (I Hate Luv Storys), Renzil D’Slive (Kurbaan), and his assistant director Sidharth Malhotra (We Are Family) and will soon unveil debutant Akshay Roy’s film, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. The director believes in bringing newer talent to a film industry packed with veterans. This gives the audience a lot more to look forward to, in turn giving the Bollywood industry a touch of variety as well.