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  • Ace Director Karan Johar To Direct His First Web Series

    Karan Johar’s debut web series will air on Netflix

    Karan Johar today is one of the biggest names in the Indian Film Industry. He owns one of the biggest production companies in Bollywood. His film production company Dharma Productions has produced, directed, and delivered several critically acclaimed and award-winning films. Karan Johar is a movie maestro.

    Karan Johar is a producer, director, writer, talk show host, reality show host, reality show judge, and fashion designer.

    Karan Johar has excelled in his dream as a director. All the films directed by him are profitable and have received critical acclaim. He has directed films such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, MNIK, Student of the Year, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, and Rocky Rani Ki Prem Kahani. After directing some amazing movies now Karan Johar is stepping up to direct his first-ever web series.

    Jet Set Go

    Karan Johar’s yet untitled debut directional web series is reportedly titled Jet Set Go. Jet Set Go is based on the aviation industry. The show will air on Netflix. Since Karan Johar is directing the show, Netflix has premeditated a humongous budget and production to helm the show. The filming of the show begins in February 2025 and will go on throughout the year. The series will be released on Netflix in 2026. According to the reports, three major film actresses are set to come on board to play the lead characters in the show.

    Jet Set Go is Karan Johar’s debut as a director of a web series. Previously he has produced several web series such as The Tribe (Prime Video), Call Me Bae (Prime Video), Gyaarah Gyaarah (Zee 5), Showtime (Hotstar), The Fame Game (Netflix), Bollywood Wives Season 1,2 and 3 (Netflix). Karan Johar also hosted the first edition of Bigg Boss OTT in 2021.

    Karan Johar The Director

    Karan Johar has really performed well as a director. His 2001 directional film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is award award-winning family drama film. The film features an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Rani Mukerji, and Farida Jalal among others. It is probably the biggest mainstream cast any Indian film can ever have. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is one of the most influential Hindi drama films. Upon its release, the film had widespread positive reviews and emerged as a major commercial success.

    MNIK is Karan Johar’s another directional film that is considered one of the best Indian films ever. The drama film featured Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles. Obviously, Shahrukh Khan’s award-winning performance was the major highlight of the film. But Karan Johar had indeed stunned everyone with his writing, screenplay, and direction.

    Karan Johar has also directed a couple of romantic films such as Student of the Year, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, and Rocky Rani Ki Prem Kahani. All his romantic films had huge chartbuster songs and impressive performances by its star cast such as Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma, Ranbir Kapoor, and Ranveer Singh. All his romantic films received mixed reviews but emerged as a profitable venture for him.

    Now all eyes are on Karan Johar’s first directional debut series Jet Set Go. The director will soon announce the show through his social media handler.

    Also Read: Business Tycoon Buys 50% Stake In Dharma Productions

  • Indian Business Tycoon Buys 50% Stake In Dharma Productions

    Karan Johar owns the film production company Dharma Productions

    Dharma Productions is one of India’s and Bollywood’s major production houses. Dharma Productions has produced and delivered some of the most iconic Indian films such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Dostana, My Name Is Khan, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Wake Up Sid, Raazi, Agneepath, Student of the Year, Yeh Jaawani Hai Deewani, 2 States and many more. The Hindi production company was founded by Yash Johar and today it is led by his son Karan Johar and CEO Apoorva Mehta. In a surprising twist and turns, Karan Johar has sold a 50% stake in his production company to a friend.

    Adar Poonawalla buys Dharma Productions

    Adar Poonawalla is a business tycoon and one of India’s richest men. He is the CEO of Serum Institute of India a multinational Pharma company. The company was founded by his father Cyrus Poonawalla. Serum Institute of India is a worldwide renowned pharma company.

    Adar Poonawalla and his wife Natasha Poonawalla are friends with many influential Bollywood stars. They are part of Bollywood’s biggest circle and group.

    Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions is a successful production company. But it was going through a bit of a financial crisis. The last many films of Karan Johar have failed to perform well at the box office. But Dharma Productions is still a successful and one of the biggest production companies of Bollywood.

    Adar Poonawalla who is a close friend of Karan Johar has bought a 50% stake in Dharma Productions for 1000 crores. Adar and Karan together have assured to produce and deliver several wonderful stories, films, and shows in several languages.

    Previously it was reported that Business Tycoons and a few of the richest persons in India such as Mukesh Ambani and Sanjiv Goenka were interested in buying a stake in Dharma Productions. Mukesh Ambani and Sanjiv Goenka already own several movie production companies. But it is Karan Johar’s dear friend Adar Poonawala who has come to his rescue

    The last commercially successful film of Dharma Productions was Sooryavanshi released in 2021. Since 2021, many films of Dharma Productions have performed decent at the box office or have failed to make money. Films such as Gehraiyaan, Jug Jug Jeeyo, Liger, Brahmastra, Selfiee, Rocky aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani, Lakshya’s K, Yodha, Bad News, and Mr and Mrs Mahi.

    Karan Johar invested over 100 crores in the 2023 film ‘Selfie’ starring Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi. It was a box office flop on its opening day itself despite receiving encouraging reviews from critics.

    Karan Johar invested over 150 crores for the Pan-India film titled ‘Liger’. It starred Vijay Deverkonda and Ananya Pandey in the lead roles. The film was released in several languages such as Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Liger received negative reviews and emerged as a box office disaster.

    Even Karan Johar and Dharma Productions’ latest high-budget film Jigra has flopped at the box office. The film led by Alia Bhatt was one of the most awaited films of the year. The film received mixed to negative reviews.

    Yash Raj Films (YRF), T-Series (Bhushan Kumar), and Dharma Productions (Karan Johar) are three of the biggest movie production companies in Bollywood.

    Yash Raj Films and T-Series have had several big successes in recent years. They have constantly delivered high-grossing films and they have minted huge profits. But Dharma Productions is struggling to have a major commercially successful film.

    The net worth of Karan Johar is over 5000 crores. But it is his company that is going through difficult financial crises.

    Upcoming Films of Dharma Productions

    The next produced film by Dharma Productions is Shankara. It is a periodic film starring Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan, and Ananya Pandey. The film is set to release between March – April. Dharma Productions is also producing a romantic comedy film titled Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari. The film stars Varun Dhawan, Jhanvi Kapoor, Rohit Saraf, and Sanya Malhotra among others.

    Also, Karan Johar’s high-budget film with Salman Khan has been shelved. The producer was hoping to collaborate with Salman Khan for a film titled The Bull. But now according to the sources that movie has been shelved too and Karan Johar has no plans of making it in the future.

    Now only Shahrukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, and Salman Khan can save Dharma Productions. Karan Johar and Adar Poonawala would hope to produce a large scale and high budget film with any one of the stars. The stardom of Shahrukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, and Salman Khan is colossal and they have the competence to bring the audience into theatres.

    Also, Karan Johar should co-produce Shahrukh Khan’s upcoming massive film titled ‘King’. The buzz of King is on another level. It surely seems like a 1000+ crore worldwide grosser.

    Karan Johar has also launched Dharmatic Entertainment, a new subsidiary of Dharma Productions.

    Dharmatic Entertainment would focus on producing and providing digital films and shows for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hotstar. Dharmatic Entertainment delivered over ten films and Television shows in 2024. But, Dharmatic Entertainment is yet to become a profitable venture.

    Ending the show with a piece of good news, Karan Johar is returning with another season of ‘Koffee With Karan’. Koffee With Karan is a talk show where Karan Johar invites popular faces from the film, fashion, and sports industries. It is the biggest and most popular talk show in India.