Karan Johar is one of the biggest film producers in the industry. His father, founder of Dharma Productions, Yash Johar was also one of the most renowned filmmakers of his time, and KJo often shares fond memories of his father on social media and in his interviews.
On Father’s Day, Karan Johar took to his Instagram handle to share a happy photo with his father Yash Johar and penned a heartfelt wish for him. The note read, “Forever using your love, grace, ambition, humility and compassion to guide me in every aspect of my life, papa….specially with Yashi & Roohi❤️ #fathersday.”
Yash Johar was an inspiration to KJo and the director always makes it a point to celebrate his late father. Before this, Karan had shared a montage and wrote, “Today along with Dharma, Yash Johar Foundation is also now a reality and continues to form itself into an establishment that is making a difference in the society we live in and I can’t help but feel that he’s still here.”
Yash Johar died of cancer in June 2004. He produced many films in his career such as Dostana, Duniya, Agneepath, Gumrah, Duplicate and film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Kal Ho Naa Ho among others.
Few year back, Karan recalled receiving a business letter from his dad, four days after the latter’s death. The 6-page letter, which he referred to as Bible, consisted of detailed information about mutual funds, investments, bank accounts, and even whom to trust.
KJo shared that he received the letter from a family friend, who told him that the letter was only because Yash knew Karan was clueless. He said he was worried and scared. Karan also said that while alive, his father would never have the conversation ‘as it was too emotional at that time’.
The filmmaker revealed the details of the letter in an interview with Masters’ Union’s Business of Bollywood, Karan said, “The fourth day after my father passed away, we had a prayer meeting and I came back to the office sitting all alone thinking how am I gonna take this company? I don’t even know where my money is? I don’t because my dad did everything for my mom and me. I was totally spoilt, one day I came back from an IIFA award and my father wanted me to sign cheques and I wrote lots of love because I was used to signing autographs, I was that disconnected from finance.”
Karan recalled how the friend gave the letter, and said, “He came with a letter that my father had left behind for me. It was a business letter, it wasn’t an emotional letter. That letter actually said where the funds were in terms of your mutual funds, your investments. He even said these are people you trust these are people you don’t trust. This is how you should take the business forward. It became kind of my Bible. So I took that Bible like five to six pages of detailed things about bank accounts and bank where money is, where property investments are.”
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