Dharma Productions; Karan Johar fulfilling Dreams of Late Mr.Yash Johar Ji!
Dharma Productions has been in the business since 1976, when Yash Johar Ji, then a successful production controller for filmmakers like Sunil Dutt and Dev Anand, turned producer. His first film, Dostana (1980) starred Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha and Zeenat Aman, and was directed by Raj Khosla. The film was a massive success, but from there onwards, his son Karan Johar entered the industry in 1998 and delivered the mega-blockbuster, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
The company has produced more than 40 films which include a series of blockbusters and critically acclaimed films like ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’, ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, ‘2 States’, ‘Kapoor & Sons’ and many more. In its recent past, Dharma Productions has earned a name in the Bollywood industry for encouraging and launching a fresh talent pool.
Movies of Dharma Productions
A large number of the films were co-produced with companies such as UTV Motion Pictures, Red Chilies Production and Fox Star Studios.
Next in 1990, Amitabh Bachchan starring thriller “Agneepath” (1990) garnered critical acclaim but was a commercial failure. The company’s next releases were the thriller “Gumrah” (1993) and the comedy “Duplicate” (1998), both directed by Mahesh Bhatt. In 1998, Karan Johar made his directorial debut with the romantic drama “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji. The film was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1998. This movie has established Dharma Productions as a leading production company in India. Their subsequent releases, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…” (2001), “Kal Ho Naa Ho” (2003) and “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna” (2006), has emerged as top-grossing Hindi Films
From 2008 onwards, in addition to directorial ventures from Karan Johar, Dharma Productions introduced several new directors, including Ayan Mukerji, Punit Malhotra, Karan Malhotra and Shakun Batra. The romantic comedy “Dostana” (2008) was the first mainstream Hindi film to take homo-sexuality as the storyline. In 2013, the company co-produced the critically acclaimed drama “The Lunchbox”, which was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film.
Filmography of Dharma Production
• Dostana (1980)
• Duniya (1984)
• Muqaddar Ka Faisla (1987)
• Agneepath (1990)
• Gumrah (1993)
• Duplicate (1998)
• Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
• Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gam… (2001)
• Kal Ho Na How (2003)
• Kaal (2005)
• Kabhi Alvida Na Kahna (2006)
• Dostana (2008)
• Wake Up Sid (2009)
• Kurbaan (2009)
• My Name Is Khan (2010)
• I Hate Luv Storys (2010)
• We Are Family (2010)
• Agneepath (2012)
• Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012)
• Student of the Year (2012)
• Gippi (2013)
• Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)
• The Lunchbox (2013)
• Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013)
• Hasee Toh Phasee (2014)
• 2 States (2014)
• Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014)
• Ungli (2014)
• Brothers (2015)
• Shaandaar (2015)
• Kapoor & Sons (2016)
• Baar Baar Dekho (2016)
• Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)
• Dear Zindagi (2016)
• Ok Jaanu (2017)
• Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017)
• Ittefaq (2017)
• Raazi (2018)
• Dhadak (2018)
• Simmba (2019)
• Brahmastra (2019)
Today, Dharma Productions is one of the top most Movie Production House in the country and is constantly aiming at creating new benchmarks in the Indian film industry. Dharma Productions has contributed greatly to the transformation of Bollywood Cinema.