Birthday Special: How Yash Johar Helped Shah Rukh Khan Launch Karan Johar

Yash Johar was one of the leading men of the industry, who was not only known for making films like 'Dostana', 'Duniya' and 'Agneepath' but was also a renowned production controller, who managed Devanand, Sunil Dutt and even Many Hollywood companies such as looked after the production of films made by men.

Karan Johar was his only son who showed his passion for films since childhood! Yash wanted Karan to learn all his lessons about filmmaking by working with directors who were good at his job.

It was Aditya Chopra who was Karan's childhood friend who gave him his break as an actor and who also took him on as one of his assistant directors. They made 'DDLJ' together and history knows what a big hit the film proved to be and still is. During the making of 'DDLJ', Karan told Aditya about a script he had written that he wanted to direct himself.

Time passed and Karan and Shah Rukh became best friends! During one of their many meetings, Karan narrated his script to Shahrukh, he liked it very much and he did not say anything to Karan at that time. It was a case of Apna Bhi Time Aayega for Karan.

Yash was looking for a subject to make his next film and when he got the script, he felt that Shah Rukh was the only actor who could do justice to it. Yash Johar, along with Yash Chopra, helped Shahrukh buy the place where Mannat now stands, approached Shahrukh, and asked him to do a film for his banner Dharma Productions.

And Shahrukh got a chance to help his friend Karan. He told Yash Johar that he would do his film under the direction of Karan Johar only. Yash Johar had no choice. Karan directed his debut film “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” and the rest is history as witnessed by time.

Sometimes even a moment can change history and in small everyday life, time does such wonders that a person just keeps on watching and that's why Sahir Sahab's line comes to mind again and again, “A man should Are afraid of time, don't know when the mood of time will change!